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Sahel: Jihadists strike in Niger’s Tillaberi regionF

A jihadist attack in Niger's volatile "tri-border" zone with Burkina Faso and Mali has killed dozens of members of a self-defence militia, local sources told AFP on Thursday.  The assault took place on Tuesday at Adab-Dab, a village about 55 kilometres (32 miles) from...

Inside West Africa’s drug tradeF

By Selim Saheb Ettaba: West Africa is a small but strategic hub for smugglers moving drugs from Latin America to Europe and the Middle East. What is Africa's role in the drug trade? Africa appears to have become an attractive hub for drug transshipments mainly...

Sahel: Niger opens first military school in NiameyF

Facing a spate of jihadist attacks, Niger on Friday opened its first military school in the capital Niamey to train future officers.   "We have set in place with this school the final link in the chain for training our military," President Mohamed Bazoum said at the ...

Sahel: UN and NATO mulling over support to Sahelian armies in combating militant groupsF

NATO is studying options to bolster support for the multinational G5 Sahel force in the troubled three-borders region of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where a surge in jihadist violence has cost thousands of lives, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a...

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