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Niger: Roadside Bomb Kills Civilians Near Baroua in Diffa Region$

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Flashpoints: In Southern Chad, A Local Clash Reveals Deeper Fragility$

Local Conflicts: State-Imposed Land Pact Struggles to Calm Tensions in Brakna, Mauritania$

Niger Airport Attack Deepens Sahel’s Security and Diplomatic Strains$

Defense: Mauritania and Spain Use Naval Exercises to Bolster Atlantic Maritime Security$

Mali: Gold Mining Site in Sikasso Region Hit by Armed Group$

Niger: France stills insists on restoring ousted president BezoumF

Niger's military regime fired a new verbal broadside at France on Friday, accusing Paris of "blatant interference" by backing the country's ousted president as protestors rallied near a French base outside the capital Niamey. President Mohamed Bazoum, a French ally...

Niger-France relations sour as pressure groups in Niger demand withdrawal of French troopsF

Thousands of demonstrators in Niger on Sunday held a third day of rallies calling for former colonial ruler France to withdraw its troops, as sought by the junta which seized power in July. "Down with France! France get out," the demonstrators chanted, repeating...

Gabon’s new junta makes promises of return to civilian ruleF

Gabon's coup leader vowed after being sworn in as interim president on Monday to restore civilian rule through "free, transparent and credible elections" after a transition and amnesty prisoners of conscience. In a speech after taking the oath of office, General Brice...

Niger: Anti-France sentiment spikes in Niger, tense weekend of protests aheadF

Niger braced Friday for a weekend of planned anti-French rallies as tensions mount between the country's new military rulers and its traditional ally. A coalition of civil society groups opposed to the presence of French forces in Niger has called a three-day sit-in,...