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Update: Dozens of Russian Militiamen Killed by Tuareg Rebels in MaliF

Our colleagues of Mondafrique have released the following update. With its unmatched connections in the Sahel and West Africa, Mondafrique is one of the best sources of information on the region. Mondafrique: Fierce fighting that raged until Saturday at the...

Sahel: Clashes in northern Mali, a confusing communications war. More questions than answersF

There is a raw communications war taking place between the government of Mali and its foes in the north, namely the Touaregs. Ongoing clashed between Malian troops, allegedly aided by their hired Russian mercenaries on the one hand, and separatist Touareg groups in...

Sahel: Tension over unfulfilled Niger fuel delivery to MaliF

Niger is the new energy producing hub in the Sahel and as such, it is providing hope for other nations in the region that their energy problems would be reduced given Niger's hydrocarbon reserves. Niger already has a deal to supply Mali. But there has been a...

Brief: Sahel Juntas Confirm their Rejection of ECOWASF

Niger just hosted a summit of the leaders of three Sahel nations, an event that was used to confirm their rejection of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The West African grouping has sided against the coups that brought to power the military...

Africa’s Defense Shifting from Western to Russian InfluenceF

By Arezki Daooud: A lot of military-related events are taking place in the Sahel and other parts of Africa. First, a quick update on US troop withdrawal from Niger. US defense officials are saying the pullout is happening as scheduled and apparently without any...

Niger: Rebel group attacks pipeline, warns Chinese contractor to stay clearF

By MondAfrique: The Patriotic Front of Liberation (FPL), a rebel group based between northern Niger and southern Libya, claims to have destroyed a section of Niger’s pipeline, a move that it qualified as “a first warning to the Niamey junta", in a statement released...

Sahel: Growing tensions between Senegal and Mali over soldiers held in Mali against their willF

Ivory Coast has accused Bamako of "hostage taking" after its neighbour laid out conditions for the release of 46 Ivorian soldiers held in Mali for two months. "It's a hostage-taking that will not remain without consequences," a source close to the Ivorian presidency...

Sahel: Chad regime cancels summons of opposition chief Succes Masra to calm political tensionsF

Chad's military junta said Sunday it was suspending a summons for the country's main opposition leader. Succes Masra, head of The Transformers party, was summonsed for questioning following clashes last week, when police cracked down on Transformers activists as they...

Sahel: Islamic State attackers kill dozens of civilians in northern MaliF

Dozens of people died after jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State group mounted an attack on a village in northern Mali, a local elected official and the leader of an armed told AFP Friday. The raid was followed by intense fighting between them and other armed...

Sahel: As sanctions bite, regime in Mali pledges orderly return to civilian ruleF

Mali on Tuesday urged African organisations to lift the last sanctions they had imposed after the state underwent two military coups, declaring the country was well on track for restoring civilian rule. The troubled Sahel state underwent a first military takeover in...

Sahel: Red Cross workers kidnapped in central MaliF

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