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Burkina Faso government says year-end army offensive killed hundreds of “terrorists” ($)F

In a year-end offensive carried out by the Burkina Faso military from December 23, 2023 to January 2, 2024 in the East and Center-East regions, involving air and land assets, allegedly claimed the lives of 360 suspected terrorists. Authorities say terror chief Oumarou...

Mauritania: Christian group released from detention, expelled from MauritaniaF

Media sources report that 15 Christians leaders and their families who were arrested by Mauritania at the end of November 2023, were released on 18 December. The group was arrested following the release on social media of a video filmed in Mauritania showing a baptism...

Sahel: Mali acquires lethal drones from TurkeyF

On January 4, 2024, the Malian military acquired six Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones. The military authorities say the drones will be used to “surveil the national territory, detect suspicious targets, track them and strike them, if necessary, with surgical precision.” ...

Mali army says it thwarted terror attack in Menaka ($)F

Sahel: Qatar helps dissipate diplomatic tensions between Mali and AlgeriaF

The North Africa Journal - Qatar has demonstrated its diplomatic skills in the Middle East crisis but it has also been quietly active in other regions, such as helping reduce tensions between Mali and Algeria. To recall, the Malian government expressed its anger at...

Sahel: Burkina Faso ratchets up war effort with new army units and taxes for voluntary militiaF

The North Africa Journal - The new year began in earnest in Burkina Faso, with fresh efforts from the government to create new units and tackle funding for volunteer militiamen. The country has been facing a devastating insurgency and has a military junta that appears...

Sahel: Artisanal mine at Garin-Liman, Niger collapses, at least 18 killedF

At least 18 people died when an artisanal goldmine collapsed in southern Niger near the border with Nigeria, the local mayor said on Monday. "The provisional death toll is 18 people, whom we buried this morning," Adamou Gueraou, mayor of Dan-Issa district, told AFP...

Sahel: Jihadists strike in Niger’s Tillaberi regionF

A jihadist attack in Niger's volatile "tri-border" zone with Burkina Faso and Mali has killed dozens of members of a self-defence militia, local sources told AFP on Thursday. The assault took place on Tuesday at Adab-Dab, a village about 55 kilometres (32 miles) from...

Sahel: Chad rebels claim they want political solution and dialogue with military juntaF

Chad's main rebel groups said Tuesday they were conditionally willing to take part in national talks aimed at leading the country back to civilian rule after this year's coup. Idriss Deby Itno had ruled the coup-prone African country with an iron fist for three...

Mali: Despite supporting Mali’s strongman Goita, VP gets arrested for “subversive remarks”F

Malian authorities have arrested a vice president of the country's interim parliament for making "subversive remarks" on social media, two legal sources said. Issa Kaou N'Djim, an influential figure in the conflict-ridden Sahel state, was arrested in the capital...

Sahel: Anti-France protestors brandish Russian flags in OuagadougouF

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