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Mali: Wagner and Junta leaders in tough spot with series of embarrassing defeats and decisions to make

(Photo from unconfirmed video showing an insurgent burning the presidential plane in Bamako. The person filming the attack speaks in Peul or Fulani language) By Arezki Daoud: This week’s attacks on the Malian capital of Bamako highlight the junta's difficulty in...

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...

Mali: The Failing Campaign of Wagner in Mali Presages Trouble for the Junta in Bamako

There have been more chatter and speculations about the activities of Russia’s mercenaries, formerly known as the Wagner Group, now reportedly called the Afrika Corps in the Sahel. It is unclear if the name "Afrika Corps" is official, but if so, it certainly confirms...

Sahel/Sahara: Unprecedented Summer Flooding Devastates Numerous Regions

Every summer, the Sahara and Sahel regions experience floodings that cause deaths and damage. This year, however, the magnitude of the destruction appears more severe. In this month of August, devastating rains and floods hit the corridor stretching from southern...

Migrations: The heartbreaking death of African migrants in the Atlantic, nearly 4,000 miles away

I like the Dominican Republic. It is a joyful country with wonderful people, and well... it is the Caribbeans, after all. I make frequent visits there, given the short distance from Miami, at just about an hour-and-a-half flight. Although it would be fun to sail from...

Sahel: Wagner Lost Men in Tinzouatin, but Russia Sees Real ROI in the Sahel. It May Now Make a Move on Nigeria

Russia is seeing a good "return on its investment" in the Sahel. Both Mali and Niger have cut their ties with Ukraine after Kiev’s intelligence agency GUR said it was involved in the clash at the end of July that claimed the lives of dozens of Russian mercenaries and...

A destabilized region: Awful week in the Sahel

Introduction by Arezki Daoud: For years, several analysts made dire predictions about where the Sahel was headed. Insurgencies, political turmoil, environmental disaster and humanitarian crises were among the series of problems forecast by experts. Today, all these...

Niger: Torrentials rains and raging floods kills dozens in Maradi and Agadez

Heavy rains that have lashed Niger since June have claimed 64 lives, authorities said on Saturday, as floods and landslides hit the West African country normally used to drought. In a statement read out on national television, Niger's cabinet said 32 people had died...

Niger: Several regions experiencing severe flooding, dozens killed

Heavy rains lashing arid Niger since June have killed 35 people and made more than 26,500 homeless, the civil protection agency said Saturday. Twenty people died in house collapses, 15 drowned and 24 were injured, a statement said. A total of 26,532 people had to...

NGO highlights harmful exports of fish from west Africa / Sahel

Rising exports of fish meal and fish oil from West Africa to Europe and Asia are depriving millions of Africans of food, Greenpeace said Tuesday. In a report, the environmental group said that over half a million tonnes of fish used to produce fish meal and fish oil...

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