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Mali: Al Qaeda attacks rebel convoy in the Ouagadou forestF

By MondAfrique: A column of armed vehicles from the Permanent Strategic Framework (CSP), the Touareg rebel coalition driven out of Kidal, was attacked by fighters from the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM) on Friday in the Ouagadou forest, while that it was...

Niger and Algeria recall their ambassadors over undocumented migrantsF

The authorities in Niger summoned the Algerian ambassador Bekhadda Mehdi on 2 April, over Algeria’s treatment of undocumented migrants originating from Niger. In return, two days later Algeria also summoned the ambassador of the Republic of Niger in Algiers, Aminou...

Senegal: Disgraced President leaves office to find shelter in MarrakeshF

By MondAfrique: A short video circulating on social media shows outgoing Senegalese President Macky Sall's departure for Morocco on April 2, the day of the inauguration of his rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Morocco officially welcomed the former President of Senegal...

US-Niger relations face uncertainty, with Niamey’s pivot to RussiaF

Audio version: The news: The visit a few days ago of a US government delegation to Niamey, the capital of Niger, did not go down well with the ruling junta there. Clearly as the junta is paving the way for the Russian military to enter Niger and expand their presence...

Bloody Sunday: The indiscriminate killing of Muslim and Catholic worshipers in Burkina FasoF

Sunday, 25 February was a bloody day for religious groups in Burkina Faso. Two attacks against a church and a mosque confirm the utter instability of the northern and eastern regions of the country. In Essakane-village, in the northeastern Burkina Faso, a terrorist...

Niger and Mali up their anti-Western positions, lash out at France and USF

Backlash against France continues in Niger, with several local media reporting that security and intelligence services in Niamey discovered this past week "a significant arsenal of war weapons" in a villa and in the premises of the European Union civilian crisis...

Sahel: Qatar gets involved in Chad political crisis, holds peace talks in DohaF

The head of Chad's ruling junta Friday flew off to Qatar to seal a possible peace deal with rebels, a key step in plans to restore civilian rule, the presidency's website said. General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno's plane took off from N'Djamena airport at around 1230...

Sahel: Attack kills dozen soldiers in the troubled Bourzanga region of northern BurkinaF

Suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso have killed four soldiers and nine civilian auxiliaries, the army said on Friday. The attack on Thursday by "an armed terrorist group" in Bourzanga district also wounded 10 others, military headquarters said in a...

Sahel: Eight UN peacekeepers wounded in Mali blastF

Eight UN peacekeepers were wounded Thursday in a mine explosion in Mali's jihadist-wracked Timbuktu region, the United Nations said. They were part of the Burkinabe contingent of the MINUSMA peacekeeping force, a UN official told AFP on condition of anonymity....

Mali’s parliament approves draft electoral law to facilitate return to civilian ruleF

Mali's transitional parliament approved a draft electoral law on Friday, a measure designed to ease the return of the country to civilian rule. The bill must be approved by the head of the military junta, President Assim Goita, before it becomes law. The military...

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