Authorities in Mali have extended the curfew in Kayes for another month, following a series of violent attacks attributed to armed groups operating in the region. The nightly movement restriction, running from midnight to 5 a.m., is designed to limit nighttime travel...
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Northwest Africa’s Fishing Crisis Intensifies
In Nouadhibou, Mauritania’s bustling fishing hub, the docks don’t hum the way they once did. Factories that once packed and shipped thousands of tons of fish now stand eerily quiet, and conversations among local workers tend to spiral back to just one question: Where...
Mali: Diplomatic Rift Widens as France Expels Malian Envoys, Halts Counterterrorism Ties
Tensions between Mali and France have escalated after Paris expelled two Malian diplomats and suspended joint counterterrorism activities, responding to last month’s arrest of a French national whom the Malian government accuses of conspiring with local officials to...
Niger Dissolves Hundreds of Private Security Firms in Major Industry Overhaul
Niger’s government has shuttered 400 private security companies by ministerial decree, implementing a sweeping sector-wide reset in an effort to impose tighter conditions and oversight on an industry previously marked by legal ambiguity and fragmented operations....
Niger: Arbitration Tribunal Sides With Orano on Uranium Stock, Escalating Niger Dispute
An international arbitration panel has ordered Niger to halt any sale or transfer of uranium currently at the center of a high-stakes dispute with French mining group Orano, following the country's recent nationalization of the Somaïr mine. The provisional measure...
Niger: Heavy Rains Force Back-to-School Delay
For the second year in a row, Niger’s public education system is adjusting its calendar in response to extended rainfall. The government has announced that the start of the 2025-26 school year, originally set for October 1, will be postponed by two weeks. Nearly three...
Niger: Dozen soldiers killed in Jihadist attack in Tijane
A terrorist attack took place in the Tijiane region, Niger, on September 29, 2023, resulting in the death of 13...
Sahel: Burkina’s new leader de-emphasizes importance of election
Elections in Burkina Faso are "not a priority" compared to "security", the country's military leader Captain Ibrahim...
Sahel: Full-blown war in central and north Mali
Tuareg-dominated separatist groups said on Saturday that they had inflicted heavy losses on the Malian military in an...
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