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Mauritania: Medical Equipment Contract Controversy Deepens in Mauritania$

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Mauritania Confronts Concentrated Desert Locust Outbreak With Regional Spillover Risk$

West Africa: Allegations of Staged Military Takeover Cloud Guinea-Bissau’s Electoral Crisis$

Mauritania: New Rescue Off Nouadhibou as Regional Migration Pressures Intensify$

Mauritania’s Former President Loses Final Appeal, Will Serve 15 Years$

Sahel: Community Mourns Mariam Cissé, Killed by Militants in Northern Mali$

Niger ditches security arrangements with EU, engages more with RussiaF

Niger's military leaders said Monday that they were ending two European Union security and defence missions in the country, after earlier in the day agreeing to strengthen military cooperation with Russia. The Nigerien foreign ministry said that it was ending the...

Mali: The taking of Kidal: Why the town in north Mali is so importantF

Mali's army has retaken the town of Kidal from Tuareg-dominated rebels. Here we look at the significance of the place which has for years been a northern stronghold for the separatists. - Where and what is Kidal? - Kidal occupies a special place in the geography and...

Mali: Southern Malians celebrate army’s taking of northern city of KidalF

Jubilant Malians have taken to the streets and the ruling junta issued triumphant statements saying the military's takeover of a key rebel-held town validated its strategic choices. The capture of Kidal -- a historic centre of independence insurgencies and a...

Niger: UN resumes humanitarian flights in NigerF

The United Nations said it resumed humanitarian flights in Niger on Wednesday, suspended after a July coup in the country where more than four million people are in need of aid. "The UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) resumes domestic flights on Wednesday," the UN...