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Niger in the footsteps of Mali and Burkina, coup in the offingF

The Militarization of the Sahel By Boureima Hama: An attempted coup was underway Wednesday in the Sahel state of Niger as President Mohamed Bazoum was being held by members of his guard, who in turn were given an ultimatum by the army, sources said. The West African...

The militarization of the Sahel: Governments run by soldiers ($)F

Military regimes now dominate the governments of the Sahel nations. The countries in the region have experienced a series of coups that enabled soldiers to take over power.

Migrants: Appalling treatment of migrants by North African governments continuesF

By Aymen Jamli and Francoise Kadri: The bodies of two migrants have been found in a desert region near Tunisia's border with Algeria, a judicial official and a witness said on Tuesday. Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan countries have fled or been forced out of...

Sahel: Russia pledges continued support to Mali as UN ends MINUSMA mandateF

Russia has renewed its "unstinting support" for Mali after the end of the UN peacekeeping mission in the desert state, Bamako's foreign ministry said Friday. Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov "renewed his country's unstinting support towards Mali in the...

Franco-Moroccan relations likely to remain strained as ties between Paris and Algiers strengthenF

Franco-Moroccan relations likely to remain strained as ties between Paris and Algiers strengthenF

Jan 3, 2024

There has been noticeable strain in relations between France and Morocco, with the ties between the two being once...

Six more years: Egypt’s al-Sisi gets “reelected” with “nearly 90%” of the vote as the economy faces freefallF

Six more years: Egypt’s al-Sisi gets “reelected” with “nearly 90%” of the vote as the economy faces freefallF

Dec 18, 2023

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a third term with 89.6 percent of the vote in the Arab world's most...

Rising Storms: The Pact Uniting Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Against Jihadists and IsolationF

Dec 14, 2023

The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have banded together in a joint defence pact to fight jihadists...

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