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French energy firm TotalEnergies Exits Mali, Sells Operations to Bénin Petro-Backed FirmF

TotalEnergies has exited Mali, finalizing the sale of its operations to Coly Energy Mali, backed by Bénin Petro. While no official explanation was provided, it is likely that tensions with Mali’s ruling junta may have played a role. Sources say that persistent tax...

France’s decades-long military presence in Africa is winding downF

France’s decades-long military presence in Africa is winding down as countries like Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire announce the closure of foreign bases, signaling a shift in regional dynamics and France’s influence. [am4show have='g1;' require_all='1'...

Moroccan Truck Drivers and Spanish Tourists Freed After Kidnapping in Burkina Faso and Southern AlgeriaF

Four Moroccan truck drivers, kidnapped over the weekend by an armed group near the Burkina Faso-Niger border, were freed Tuesday in Niger after several tense days in the Sahel. Meanwhile, Tuareg militants in Mali announced the release of a Spanish national kidnapped...

Sahel: Senegal-Mauritania Gas Production Officially LaunchesF

BP has officially launched gas production at the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) field, a major cross-border energy project between Senegal and Mauritania, marking a key milestone after nine years of development. [am4show have='g1;' require_all='1' guest_error='subsribe...

Mining Standoffs in the Sahel: Two Companies in the Midst of a Foreign Investor CrisisF

By Arezki Daoud - Foreign mining companies in the #Sahel are experiencing a nightmare scenario. Escalating tensions in the region are being experienced by two major disputes highlighting several intersecting factors that include control of natural resources, economic...

Burkina Faso: Junta Chief Dismisses Prime Minister, Replaces him with Loyalist ex-JournalistF

Photo of Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo Burkina Faso has a new Prime Minister, after the December 6, 2024, ousting by junta chief Captain Ibrahim Traoré, of Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela. The following day, Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo was appointed Prime...

Sahel: Three dead in Niger military helicopter crashF

Three people died on Monday when a Nigerien military helicopter crashed on return from a routine training flight, the defence ministry said. The accident happened when the Russian-built Mi-17 crashed as it was landing at a military base at Niamey airport....

Sahel: Top UN rep in Burkina Faso declared “persona non grata”, asked to leaveF

Burkina Faso has ordered the UN's coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the day, declaring her "persona non grata", the foreign ministry said Friday. Italian diplomat Barbara Manzi, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burkina Faso, "is declared...

Sahel: Security conditions to worsen in northern Mali as peace deal collapsesF

Almost all armed groups in Mali that signed a major peace deal in 2015 suspended their participation in the agreement on Thursday, decrying the ruling junta's "lack of political will" to uphold it. The Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) -- a predominantly Tuareg...

Gambia, another West African nation, headed toward turmoilF

The Gambia's government on Wednesday said it had thwarted a coup attempt the previous day and arrested four soldiers. "The situation is under total control," it added. There was no immediate confirmation of the purported plot from other sources. Scattered witness...

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