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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...

Burkina Faso Junta Faces Governance Challenges Amid Controversies and RumorsF

Recently, there were shooting incidents in Ouagadougou and the absence of junta chief Captain Traore was interpreted as the end of his reign, only to show up recently to donate blood. Continue here.

Burkina Faso: Ethnic Fulanis fear violence will escalate against themF

By Armel Baily Jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso have inflamed accusations against the Fulani community, sparking warnings the troubled country may spiral into ethnic conflict -- even civil war. The impoverished Sahel state is battling a seven-year-old jihadist...

Sahel: Army officer appointed Prime Minister in MaliF

Mali's military junta has appointed a colonel, Abdoulaye Maiga, as interim replacement for the country's civilian prime minister, who has been admitted to hospital. Colonel Maiga is also government spokesman and minister of territorial administration and...

Sahel/Chad: Communal violence claims nine lives in Eastern LogoneF

Nine people have been killed in clashes in southern Chad between herder and farmer communities, the local governor said on Monday. The violence broke out on Friday at a small village near Mengalang in Eastern Logone province, about 500 kilometres (300 miles) south of...

Sahel: Heavy rains destroy farmland, kill dozens of people in ChadF

Torrential rains have caused the death of 22 people in Chad since June, with more than 110,000 affected, a UN report has said. The rains had also destroyed more than 2,200 hectares (5,400 acres) of agricultural land, the UN's Office for the Coordination of...

Sahel: The sad plight of children in the Sahel’s conflict zonesF

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