Niger Bound

Niger: Two soldiers killed in insurgent attack in DiffaF

Sahel: Wagner Group closes in on Mali’s N’Tillit gold mineF

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso share a common border. GPS coordinates [14.9143, 0.2424] are where the three countries meet, and this is an area where terrorism and instability reign supreme. Insurgent groups have proliferated, attacking on one side of the border(s),...

Podcast: The Sahel is the Next Big Geopolitical Crisis where Foreign Meddlers are CongregatingF

Transcript: The Sahel is now clearly the next big event in Africa's geopolitics. After the complete destruction of Libya, the same foreign powers that paid for the killing of a nation are now shifting their attention to the Sahel, establishing the bases of another...

Sahel: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Announce Withdrawal from ECOWAS BlocF

In a significant development, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have decided to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS, following a prolonged disagreement over ECOWAS's rejection of military rule in West Africa. The Sahel nations, Burkina...

Niger: Rebel group attacks pipeline, warns Chinese contractor to stay clearF

Niger: Rebel group attacks pipeline, warns Chinese contractor to stay clearF

Jun 24, 2024

By MondAfrique: The Patriotic Front of Liberation (FPL), a rebel group based between northern Niger and southern...

Sahel: French company Orano loses operating license of key uranium site in NigerF

Sahel: French company Orano loses operating license of key uranium site in NigerF

Jun 22, 2024

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 NiameyF

Niger: More Russian Weapons and Military Instructors Land in NiameyF

May 13, 2024

The departure of the French and American troops from Niger created an opportunity for the Russians to replace them....

Instability in North Africa and Sahel claims over 8,500 deaths in 2016. MEA Risk expects 2017 to be another crisis yearF

Instability in North Africa and Sahel claims over 8,500 deaths in 2016. MEA Risk expects 2017 to be another crisis yearF

Jan 25, 2017

Miami, FL – MEA Risk LLC - The North Africa and Sahel zone witnessed a 16.0% increase in the number of destabilizing...

French military presence in Africa unlikely to change post 2017 presidential electionsF

French military presence in Africa unlikely to change post 2017 presidential electionsF

Jan 3, 2017

January 2017: Despite a deadly year of terror in France, partly tied to the country’s involvement in major conflict...

Lack of Coordination and Panic Compromise the African Military Coalition Fighting Boko HaramF

Lack of Coordination and Panic Compromise the African Military Coalition Fighting Boko HaramF

Mar 10, 2015

Government Troops battling Boko Haram in West, Central Africa and in the Sahel appear poorly equipped and badly...

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