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Mali: Ongoing Attacks Prompt Longer Curfew in Western Mali$

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sahel: Worker of Doctors without Borders (MSF) kidnapped in north MaliF

A worker with the French-based medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) has been kidnapped in jihadist-torn northern Mali, police and a local official said on Tuesday. The individual was seized by armed men early Monday in Gao, the region's biggest town, a police...

Sahel: Germany threatens withdrawal of troops from Mali by 2024F

German forces will stay in Mali until 2024 only if the junta allows them to operate freely and elections are held, Germany's defence minister warned Bamako during a visit Thursday. Lambrecht said Germany's presence depended on being able to "fulfil our operational...

The collapsing SudanF

The UN on Monday warned more than 800,000 people could flee fighting and dire conditions in Sudan, where explosions...

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