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Mali: Bamako Strikes Back as JNIM Expands Its Rule$

Over one turbulent weekend in mid‑October 2025, Mali’s army announced a series of airstrikes against jihadist strongholds just as the country’s most powerful al‑Qaeda affiliate,  Jama’at Nusrat  al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin (JNIM),  released a new video spelling out its...

Sahel: Three Sahel States Join Forces in Northern Mali Offensive$

Joint counterterrorism forces from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have carried out a precision operation in northern Mali, killing Boubacar Demougui Ag Almouner, one of the Islamic State in the Sahel’s most prominent field commanders. The strike took place on...

Sahel: The Demographic Tide Reshaping Mali’s Regional Balance$

Mali is on the cusp of a demographic transformation. According to new projections from the country’s National Population Directorate (DNP), the population—currently around 24.7 million in 2025—is expected to soar past 51.6 million by 2050. That represents a doubling...

Sahel: Fever Outbreak Overwhelms Mauritanian Hospitals$

Hospitals in Mauritania are under growing strain as an outbreak of an unidentified fever spreads through the country’s two largest cities, Nouakchott and Nouadhibou, raising alarm among residents and health professionals. Regional hospitals in both cities are...

Sahel: Mali ex-interim president and PM freed from house arrestF

Former Malian interim president Bah Ndaw and  his prime minister Moctar Ouane have been freed from house arrest, the West African bloc ECOWAS said on Friday.    In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said  it "welcomes" the move by Mali...

Mali arrests former Prime Minister over alleged corruptionF

By Serge Daniel Former Malian prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga was arrested on Thursday as part of a corruption investigation, his lawyer Kassoum Tapo said.   Maiga, 67, was a close ally of former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was overthrown in a coup by...

Chad: Protest in N’Djamena against military juntaF

Several hundred people marched in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Thursday to protest the ruling military junta as police were out in force, an AFP journalist saw.  The Transformers party and civil society groups had called for people to come out against "the confiscation...

Sahel: Failed assassination attempt on Mali’s interim presidentF

Assimi Goita’s Profile By Amaury Hauchard with Laurent Lozano in Dakar An enigmatic special forces commander, Mali's interim leader Assimi Goita is known to be publicity-shy but with a penchant for power. He grabbed headlines in May when he ousted Mali's former...

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