The demise of the Bachar Al-Assad regime in Syria is giving the Sahelian juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso second...
Burkina Faso Bound
Burkina Faso: Junta Chief Dismisses Prime Minister, Replaces him with Loyalist ex-Journalist
Photo of Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo Burkina Faso has a new Prime Minister, after the December 6, 2024, ousting by junta...
Sahel: Wagner Lost Men in Tinzouatin, but Russia Sees Real ROI in the Sahel. It May Now Make a Move on Nigeria
Russia is seeing a good "return on its investment" in the Sahel. Both Mali and Niger have cut their ties with Ukraine...
WHO does not have good news for Africa, sees “worse” ahead
Ouagadougou, March 18, 2020 (AFP) - Sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking...
Sahel and Sub-Sahara’s first coronavirus death
Ouagadougou, March 18, 2020 (By Armel Baily with David Esnault in Abidjan) - Sub-Saharan Africa's weeks-long reprieve...
Sahel | 18 March: First death from coronavirus in Burkina Faso
Sahel: Couple kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 regains freedom
Sahel: Africom commander speaks of ineffective European strategy in the Sahel
Sahel: US appoints new Sahel representative
Sahel: US mulling more engagement in the Sahel
Sahel: IED hits army vehicle in Burkina Faso, kills four soldiers
Sahel: The African Union to the rescue
Sahel: With insurgents several steps ahead, Sahel leaders are disoriented
Sahel: Insurgents attack church in Burkina Faso, 24 killed
West Africa facing Jihadist contagion from the Sahel
Sahel: France sends 600 more soldiers to Mali
Sahel: Village in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region attacked, 18 killed
Analysis: Northern half of Africa bracing for upheaval this year
Sahel: Destabilization of Burkina Faso underway
Sahel: Insurgents raid Silgadji village in Burkina Faso, kill at least ten
Sahel: France takes more steps toward conflict escalation in the Sahel
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: (you can also listen the opinion by clicking on the audio player above) | France's hawks,...
Sahel: Insurgents raid villages in north Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Jan 21, 2020 - Militants killed 36 civilians when they attacked villages in northern Burkina Faso, the...
Sahel: Somber assessment about Burkina Faso’s stability, say MEA Risk LLC
Advisory firm MEA Risk LLC released a brief to its client suggesting that the instability in Burkina Faso and...
Sahel: Roadside bomb kills six soldiers in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Jan 17, 2020 - Six Burkina Faso soldiers were killed Friday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside...
Crisis in Sahel: France’s quagmire
The Sahel is experiencing utter destabilization. Almost all countries of the region, starting with Mali, then Niger, ...
Sahel: Insurgency and criminal activity in the Sahel
Sahel: Counter-insurgency campaign intensifies in Burkina Faso
Humanitarian disaster in the Sahel, millions facing famine
Geneva, Nov 19, 2019 - More than 2.4 million people need urgent food aid across the central Sahel region,...
Sahel: Dozens killed in ambush on convoy of Canadian gold miner Semafo in Burkina Faso
An escalation of attacks across the Sahel is now affecting mining operations, with Canadian firm Semafo reporting...
Sahel: Insurgents attack police station in Burkina Faso, kill officer
Sahel: Insurgents attack Bam Province in Burkina Faso, kill villagers
Sahel: France wants to drag Europe into a conflict with no endgame
France has begun asking its European partners to send special forces to Mali and other Sahel nations in Africa, to...
Sahel: Intense fighting between insurgents and Mali army in Mopti
Oct 1, 2019 - A large contingent of Malian troops, backed by air support, fought Tuesday with jihadist fighters who...
Sahel: Two generals sent to prison in Burkina Faso for alleged treason
Ouagadougou, Sept 2, 2019 (By Armel Baily with David Esnault in Abidjan) - A military court in Burkina Faso on Monday...
Sahel: Insurgents kill at least 24 soldiers in northern Burkina Faso
Sahel: Fifteen killed in Jihadi attack in Burkina Faso
Sahel: Burkina Faso parliament extends state of emergency
Ouagadougou, July 11, 2019 - Burkina Faso's parliament on Thursday extended by six months until January a state of...
Sahel: Two gendarmes killed in terror attack in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, June 25, 2019 - A "terrorist attack" left two gendarmes dead and one seriously wounded in the north of...
Sahel: Insurgents attack village in Burkina Faso, kill 19
June 10, 2019 - Nineteen people died in an attack on a village in the troubled north of Burkina Faso, a security...
Chaos and insecurity in the Sahel
Sahel: Terror attack on Christian church in Badlo, Burkina Faso
Sahel: Two French soldiers killed while rescuing foreign hostages in Burkina Faso
German Chancellor calls for unified European approach to conflicts in the Maghreb and Sahel
Ouagadougou, May 2, 2019 - Europe must adopt a common position to resolve the Libyan crisis, which has boosted unrest...