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Niger: Armed Attacks Target Military Bases in Tahoua
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Algeria and Niger Relaunch Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline After Diplomatic Freeze
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Algeria and Niger Restore Ties, Signaling a Shift in Sahel Diplomacy
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Niger: Roadside Bomb Kills Civilians Near Baroua in Diffa Region
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Niger Airport Attack Deepens Sahel’s Security and Diplomatic Strains
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Sahel: Jihadist Attack Kills Local Prefect in Southwestern Niger
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Flashpoints: Benin-Niger Tensions Deepen as Diplomatic Relations Deteriorate
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Sahel: Niger Declares General Mobilization Amid Escalating Jihadist Violence
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Niger Moves Uranium From SOMAÏR Mine Despite Arbitration Ruling
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French Nationals Urged to Leave Mali as Insurgent Attacks Intensify in the Sahel
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Sahel: Three Sahel States Join Forces in Northern Mali Offensive
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Sahel Displacement Hits 4 Million: UN Warns of Growing Crisis
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Sahel: Surging Jihadist Violence Batters the Sahel, Exposing Government Weakness
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Niger Dissolves Hundreds of Private Security Firms in Major Industry Overhaul
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Niger: Arbitration Tribunal Sides With Orano on Uranium Stock, Escalating Niger Dispute
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Niger: Heavy Rains Force Back-to-School Delay
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Turkey: Erdogan’s Winning Strategy in Africa
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Niger Deepens Strategic Ties with Russia After Break from France
Jihadist Expansion Threatens Coastal West Africa
The Sahel is confronting an intensifying insurgency that continues to evolve in scale and complexity. Armed groups...
Sahel: Terror Groups Gain Ground as Armies Struggle to Contain Them
Al-Qaeda’s Sahel branch, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM or GNIM in French) is now emerging as the region’s...
While the Sahel Faces Worsening Security Climate, Juntas Leverage Regional Integration to Consolidate Power
The demise of the Bachar Al-Assad regime in Syria is giving the Sahelian juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso second...
Mining Standoffs in the Sahel: Two Companies in the Midst of a Foreign Investor Crisis
By Arezki Daoud - Foreign mining companies in the #Sahel are experiencing a nightmare scenario. Escalating tensions in...
Sahel: Foreign Mining Firms Face Growing Risks as Juntas Assert Control Over Resources
Mining companies that have been operating in the Sahel for a long time are now experiencing a tectonic shift in their...
Sahel/Sahara: Unprecedented Summer Flooding Devastates Numerous Regions
Every summer, the Sahara and Sahel regions experience floodings that cause deaths and damage. This year, however, the...
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...
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...
Brief: Sahel Juntas Confirm their Rejection of ECOWAS
Niger: Rebel group attacks pipeline, warns Chinese contractor to stay clear
Sahel: French company Orano loses operating license of key uranium site in Niger
This followed months of demands for the project’s resumption, which had been stalled. Orano plans to contest this...
Niger: More Russian Weapons and Military Instructors Land in Niamey
The departure of the French and American troops from Niger created an opportunity for the Russians to replace them....
Niger and Algeria recall their ambassadors over undocumented migrants
The authorities in Niger summoned the Algerian ambassador Bekhadda Mehdi on 2 April, over Algeria’s treatment of...
US-Niger relations face uncertainty, with Niamey’s pivot to Russia
Niger and Mali up their anti-Western positions, lash out at France and US
Backlash against France continues in Niger, with several local media reporting that security and intelligence services...
Niger: Two soldiers killed in insurgent attack in Diffa
Sahel: Wagner Group closes in on Mali’s N’Tillit gold mine
Podcast: The Sahel is the Next Big Geopolitical Crisis where Foreign Meddlers are Congregating
Transcript: The Sahel is now clearly the next big event in Africa's geopolitics. After the complete destruction of...
Sahel: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Announce Withdrawal from ECOWAS Bloc
In a significant development, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have decided to withdraw from the Economic Community of...
Russia-Africa: From weapon sales to economic ties
By Arezki Daoud: Has the war in Ukraine deter Russia from engagement in Africa? Certainly not! We know on the...
Sahel: Russia to experience boost of its influence in the Sahel
By Arezki Daoud: Russia’s influence in the Sahel is about to expand further with more cooperation deals announced by...
Sahel: Niger looking for alternative partners to France and the west
A major Nigerian delegation traveled to Moscow on Monday, 15 January 2024, in a tour that will visit Serbia, Turkey...
Podcast: The Sahel Region’s 2024 Outlook
Rising Storms: The Pact Uniting Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Against Jihadists and Isolation
The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have banded together in a joint defence pact to fight jihadists...