Shield and Alert: Sahel Bound

Niger: Athletes from Niger struggle to perform in Kinshasa after coupF

Nigerien participants in the Francophone Games, which have kicked off in DR Congo's capital, have been left struggling after a putsch in their home country last week. Gathering athletes and artists from mostly-French speaking states, the Games are being held for the...
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Niger: Army General Abdourahamane Tchiani leads Niger’s new ruling juntaF

By Boureima Hama: Niger's putschists named an army general as the new leader of the unstable jihadist-hit nation on Friday and  warned that any foreign military intervention would lead to chaos. General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard since 2011,...
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Niger: Army sides with presidential guard in ousting president BezoumF

Niger's armed forces chief on Thursday declared his support for troops who announced they had seized power, despite a defiant stand by the country's president, Mohamed Bazoum. In the latest turbulence to shake the coup-prone Sahel, Bazoum was confined on Wednesday by...
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Podcast: Sahel: North Mali is bracing for more violenceF

Mali in the Sahel region is facing unprecedented crises. With the withdrawal of France forces and the upcoming pull out of the #UN peacekeepers, along with the actions of the Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group, the Malian population in the north known as the...
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