Shield and Alert: Sahel Bound

Regional rebels in Mali who signed a peace deal in 2015 have withdrawn their representatives from the capital, a move signalling a widening rift with the country's ruling military, one of their leaders said on Thursday. The Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA)...

A rubber dinghy brings back dozens of people from one of six boats the Tunisian coastguard intercepted in a 24-hour period off Sfax, a migrant launchpad for Europe. "Our priority is to save lives," said Mouhamed Borhen Chamtouri, a commander of Tunisia's coastguard,...

Burkina Faso's junta-led government has suspended one of the country's most popular radio stations after it broadcast an interview deemed "insulting" to Niger's new military leaders. Radio Omega was immediately suspended on Thursday "until further notice,"...

West African leaders will make negotiations with the military leaders who have seized control in Niger the "bedrock" of its attempts to defuse the crisis, stepping back from a threat of military intervention to restore the elected government. "It is crucial that we...