(Photo from unconfirmed video showing an insurgent burning the presidential plane in Bamako. The person filming the...
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Mali: JNIM raids Bamako in direct threat to military junta
On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, Bamako, the capital of Mali, was the target of coordinated attacks claimed by the JNIM....
Mali: The Failing Campaign of Wagner in Mali Presages Trouble for the Junta in Bamako
There have been more chatter and speculations about the activities of Russia’s mercenaries, formerly known as the...
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
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 Sahel about to be more militarized, as Russia looks for some action in Niger and Nigeria
Two Sahel nations take different paths to their constitutions: Mauritania changes it, Mali does not
Mali: Police disperse anti-referendum protest
Mali: At least 30 dead in clashes between Tuareg groups in Kidal
The North Africa Journal- June 13, 2017: Threat tracking and assessment company MEA Risk says at least 30 Tuareg...
Mali: Fuel outage hits Bamako
Despite economic hardship, defense spending in North Africa & Sahel on the rise
Instability in North Africa and Sahel claims over 8,500 deaths in 2016. MEA Risk expects 2017 to be another crisis year
French military presence in Africa unlikely to change post 2017 presidential elections
January 2017: Despite a deadly year of terror in France, partly tied to the country’s involvement in major conflict...
Mali: Ansar Dine claims kidnapping of Red Cross staffers
Mali: At least 30 dead in Radisson Hotel attack in Bamako
Lack of Coordination and Panic Compromise the African Military Coalition Fighting Boko Haram
Government Troops battling Boko Haram in West, Central Africa and in the Sahel appear poorly equipped and badly...