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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.

Sahel: Malian journalist Mohamed Youssouf Bathily acquitted over PM ‘assassination’ claimF

A prominent Malian TV and radio journalist was acquitted on Tuesday on charges that he falsely claimed a former premier had been murdered while in detention under the ruling junta. Mohamed Youssouf Bathily was placed in custody on March 13 after allegedly saying...

Sahel: Mauritania urges Mali to rejoin W.African anti-jihadist forceF

Mauritania's president on Monday urged Mali to rejoin a West African anti-jihadist force and regional grouping known as the G5 Sahel, which it quit last year Mali announced its decision in May 2022, slamming a "loss of autonomy" and "instrumentalisation" within the...

Sahel: Niger-French troops arrest two alleged IS fightersF

Two leading jihadists from the Islamic State's Sahel affiliate have been arrested in a joint operation by Niger and French forces, a senior security source said Monday. The two members of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) were captured in western Niger on...

Sahel: Mali buries officer killed crashF

Sep 28, 2023

Mali's ruling junta on Wednesday paid tribute to a lieutenant colonel who relatives say was killed aboard a plane that...

Mali: Junta postpones presidential election indefinitely, outrage in BamakoF

Sep 28, 2023

Malian political groups expressed outrage on Wednesday at the junta's decision to postpone indefinitely the...

Sahel: Mali warns ECOWAS against military action in NigerF

Sep 24, 2023

Mali "will not stand idly by" if foreign governments intervene in neighouring Niger, Bamako's top diplomat warned the...

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