Shield and Alert: Sahel Bound

Sahel: Calm returns to Mauritania after riots sparked by death of man in police custodyF

The Mauritanian government cut internet access for mobile phones Wednesday, a day after protests over the death of a young man after a brief period in police custody. Despite the loss of internet access for mobile phones, fixed lines were still functional and business...
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Sahel: Herders and farmers in south Chad continue to clash, more deaths reportedF

Clashes between herders and farmers have killed at least 10 people in southern Chad, a region regularly troubled by such violence, a local governor told AFP on Saturday. The fertile border areas of Chad, Cameroon and Central African Republic have been gripped by...
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Sahel: Another bloody Sunday in Burkina FasoF

More than a dozen people, thought to be mostly shepherds, have been killed in an attack in eastern Burkina Faso, security and local sources told AFP on Monday. On Sunday "several dozen terrorists attacked the outskirts of Kompienga" -- the capital of the province of...
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Mauritania: Ruling party wins legislative and local elections, opposition claims “massive fraud”F

Mauritania Elections By Hademine Ould Sadi: The ruling party in Mauritania scored a comfortable victory in last week's legislative and local elections, according to official results on Sunday, a litmus test for the veteran head of state ahead of next year's...
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