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Sahel: A Primer on the Northern Mali Crisis

Northern Mali has always been a region of turmoil, and the responsibility for the misery there starts with the central government in Bamako. Violence, social, economic and environmental turmoil has hit the people of the Azawad region hard, deeply affecting the Tuareg,...

Mali: JNIM raids Bamako in direct threat to military junta

On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, Bamako, the capital of Mali, was the target of coordinated attacks claimed by the JNIM. At least two military sites, including a gendarmerie training facility, were raided as early as 5 a.m. The targeted sites were the Faladié...

Libya: Illegal gold mining network dismantled, foreign nationals arrested

An illegal gold mining network, comprised of Chinese, Chadian, and Nigerien nationals, has been dismantled in southern Libya, local authorities have said in a statement. The network, led by a Libyan man, was mining four large sites in the southern desert, said the...

Sahel: Mauritania sends ex-president Ould Abdelaziz to prison for corruption

A court in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for having abused his position to amass an ill-gotten fortune.  Aziz, who ruled the pivotal country between North Africa and sub-Saharan...

Niger junta creates anti-corruption commission

The military regime in Niger that seized power in a coup said late Wednesday it has created an anti-corruption commission to recover public assets. Niger's military took power on July 26, toppling democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum. The military chiefs...

Mauritania: Ex President Ould Abdel Aziz to face corruption trial

Mauritania's disgraced ex-president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been released from custody pending a trial on corruption charges, a judicial official said Thursday. The 65-year-old former general emerged late Wednesday from his home in the capital Nouakchott where...

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