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Sahel: Clashes in northern Mali, a confusing communications war. More questions than answers
There is a raw communications war taking place between the government of Mali and its foes in the north, namely the...
Sahel: Tension over unfulfilled Niger fuel delivery to Mali
Niger is the new energy producing hub in the Sahel and as such, it is providing hope for other nations in the region...
Sahel: Crisis Group suggests provocative idea of dialogue between Mali and insurgents
Dakar, May 28, 2019 - Mali's government should consider "dialogue" with jihadists waging an insurgency in the west...
Chaos and insecurity in the Sahel
May 25, 2019 - Jihadists are scoring gains in the Sahel, defying efforts by five countries in the fragile region to...
Sahel: Flood in Mali capital Bamako, scores dead
Bamako, May 16, 2019 - Heavy floods claimed 15 lives Thursday in the Malian capital Bamako along with serious...
Sahel: Mali PM forms new government
Bamako, May 6, 2019 (AFP) - Mali's president has named a new government after its predecessor resigned last month amid...
Sahel: Political stakeholders in Mali agree on how to forme new government, but tough road ahead
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: As there seems to be a consensus among the stakeholders of the Malian political...
Sahel: Son of French hostage in Mali denounces French government inaction
Paris, April 28, 2019 (AFP) - The son of an elderly French woman abducted in Mali has accused Paris of refusing to...
Sahel: Dozen soldiers killed by insurgents in Mali
Bamako, April 21, 2019 - Suspected jihadists killed at least 11 soldiers in an attack Sunday in central Mali, the...
Sahel: Boubou Cisse asked to form new government in Mali
Bamako, April 22, 2019 (AFP) - Mali's president on Monday named economy and finance minister Boubou Cisse as the new...
Mali: French forces in Mali set up base near Burkina border after major clean up operation
April 10, 2019 - French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a jihadist...
Sahel: Mali soldier mistakenly shoots and kills civilian in moment of panic
Bamako, April 9, 2019 - Malian soldiers shot dead at least one villager and injured others after a detonation they...
Mali: Dozen dead as boat sinks on way to market in Segou
Bamako, April 8, 2019 (AFP) - A boat headed for market laden with merchandise and vendors capsized in the Niger River...
Mali’s humanitarian problem: too much focus on boots on the ground
April 4, 2019 - Mali is in dire need of humanitarian aid, with more than three million people requiring food and basic...
Mali: French military doctor killed in Mopti, soldier wounded
April 2, 2019 - A French military doctor was killed in Mali when his armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive...
Sahel: Mali fires senior army officers, disbands Dogon militia after killing of Fulanis
Bamako, March 24, 2019 - By Serge Daniel and Kassim Taore: Mali's government on Sunday announced the sacking of senior...
Sahel: Massacre in Mali’s Mopti region claims more than 130 lives in case of ethnic conflict
Bamako, March 23, 2019 - Dogon hunters killed more than 100 people (updated to 130) in an attack on a Fulani village...
Sahel: Jihadists attack army camp in Mali’s Mopti region, kill scores of soldiers
Bamako, March 17, 2019 - An attack by suspected jihadists Sunday on an army camp in central Mali killed 23 soldiers,...
Sahel: More soldiers killed by an IED in Mali’s Mopti region
Bamako, March 12, 2019 - Six Malian troops were killed on Tuesday when their vehicles drove over improvised land mines...
Sahe: Terror attacks on the rise in Mali, says UN
March 5, 2019 (AFP) - Security is worsening in Mali with terror attacks on the rise, targeting UN peacekeepers, Malian...
Mali: Fulani insurgent leader Amadou Koufa still alive after France announced his killing
March 1, 2019 - Malian and French authorities were verifying the authenticity of a video on Friday that appeared to...
Sahel: More soldiers killed in landmine blast in Mopti, Mali
March 1, 2019 - Nine soldiers in the five-nation G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force were killed in central Mali on Friday...
Sahel: Expect more Danish soldiers in the Sahel
Copenhagen, Feb 28, 2019 - Denmark announced Thursday that it plans to send materiel and some troops to Africa to help...
Sahel: Unrest in Mali intensifies, scores killed by booby-trapped corpse near Mopti
Feb 27, 2019 - Seventeen civilians were killed and 15 were wounded in a blast caused by a booby-trapped corpse in...
Mali: French forces say they hit alleged Jihadis in Mopti
Paris, Feb 25, 2019 - French warplanes struck a group of jihadists in central Mali over the weekend, killing or...
Sahel: Growing concern over impact of climate change on the Sahel
Niamey, Feb 25, 2019 - Leaders of 17 countries on the rim of the Sahel began talks on Monday on a nearly $400-billion...
France says it killed al-Qaeda Maghreb commander Abu Hamame
Feb 22, 2019 - French armed forces have killed a top jihadist leader in an air and ground ambush in Mali, the...
Sahel: Security forces free Mali official from jihadists
Bamako, Feb 20, 2019 (AFP) - A senior government official and a journalist abducted by suspected jihadists in Mali...
Mali: The rise of Wahhabism in Mali
Bamako, Feb 10, 2019 - Mali's chief Muslim leaders on Sunday called for the resignation of Prime Minister Soumeylou...
Sahel: French fighter jets hit rebels entering Chad from Libya
Paris, Feb 6, 2019 (AFP) - French warplanes have carried out fresh attacks against an armed convoy which crossed into...
Mali: Two peacekeepers killed by mine in Mopti
Bamako, Jan 25, 2019 - Two UN peacekeepers from Sri Lanka died and six wounded in central Mali Friday when their...
Mali: Ex-Slovakian spy abducted from his Bamako home, Slovakia denies involvement
Bamako, Jan 22, 2019 (AFP) - A former officer with Slovak intelligence service SIS has been abducted from his home in...
Mali: Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the Aguelhok attack
[email_link] Bamako, Jan 20, 2019 (AFP) - Jihadist gunmen killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers and injured at least 25...
Mali: Attack on base in Aguelhok claims ten peacekeepers, injures 25
Editor note: Death toll updated to ten peacekeepers and 25 injured Sunday, per the UN as reported by AFP. Bamako, Jan...
Sahel: Attack near Mali-Niger border leaves scores dead
Bamako, Jan 16, 2019 - At least 10 people were killed by "terrorists" in northeastern Mali, including members of an...
Sahel: France threatens UN sanctions on Mali amid escalating violence
January 16, 2019 - France on Wednesday threatened to push for more targeted sanctions to be imposed on Mali after...
Mali: Ethnic conflicts worsen instability in Mali
Bamako, Jan 4, 2019 (AFP) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Friday visited the graves of 37 villagers...
Mali: And more foreign troops without an endgame
The North Africa Journal: March 27, 2018: Canada is now the latest to have announced the upcoming deployment of its...
Mali: Five killed as insurgents attack two villages in Koro
MEA Risk LLC: Five civilians were killed, and four others were wounded on 18 February....
Algerian army loses two more soldiers in new attack, puts troops on high alert along Mali border
MEA Risk LLC: On 19 February, two Algerian soldiers were killed, and a third one was wounded after a roadside bomb...
As Algeria ups its defensive capabilities, North Africa braces for an influx of new insurgents
The North Africa Journal - September 7, 2017: Over the past 20 years, the Algerian defense system has been largely...
The Sahel about to be more militarized, as Russia looks for some action in Niger and Nigeria
The North Africa Journal- August 23, 2017- More trouble ahead for the Sahel region and West Africa. On 22 August,...