Shield and Alert: Sahel Bound

Today, 09/06, one of our patrols near #Ber town, North of #Mali was targeted by a complex attack. It encountered an Improvised Explosive Device followed by a direct arm fire attack . Preliminary information: 1 #peacekeeper killed and 4 seriously injured. Updates will...

Government forces and rebels clashed for a week in a desert region of northern Chad, according to conflicting tolls from both sides. The mountainous Tibesti region is a traditional battleground between the army and rebel groups that have sought for years to oust the...

More than 16 million people affected by conflict and climate change in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger need humanitarian aid, according to an NGO report published on Monday. This represents a 172 percent rise on 2016, the US International Rescue Committee said in its...

The UN said Thursday more than 100,000 Sudanese refugees had fled to neighbouring Chad since the conflict in Sudan broke out over six weeks ago, bringing the tally to more than half a million. Khartoum and other parts of Sudan have been gripped by warfare between the...