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Ivory Coast Edges Toward Political Flashpoint Ahead of 2025 Election$

Rising tensions, legacy rivalries, and fears of renewed violence loom over a fragile democracy. With just months to go before Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election, the political atmosphere is growing tense—perhaps dangerously so. Both the ruling party and the...

Niger Deepens Strategic Ties with Russia After Break from FranceF

Civil nuclear cooperation and uranium development signal a shift in Niamey's global posture In a development that further signals Niger’s departure from its traditional Western orbit, Niamey hosted a high-level Russian delegation on July 28, 2025, led by Russian...

Jihadist Expansion Threatens Coastal West AfricaF

The Sahel is confronting an intensifying insurgency that continues to evolve in scale and complexity. Armed groups such as the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) are adapting and adjusting their...

Mali’s Airports Are Battling a Flow of CocaineF

Mali's airports, from the bustling hub in Bamako to smaller regional ones, have become a key front in the battle against the flood of cocaine pouring into West Africa. While international help and modern tools like AI and trained dogs have led to some big busts,...

Sahel: Russia Replaces Wagner in Mali Under Pressure from Algeria, Touaregs BraceF

As Wagner withdraws from Mali, Russia is not stepping away, but it’s reshaping its presence there. Under quiet pressure from Algeria, the mercenaries are being replaced by the Africa Corps—a more organized, state-run force that gives Moscow’s backing to Bamako a new...

Mauritania: Ex-President Verdict Puts Mauritania’s Legal System Under SpotlightF

Mauritania’s high-profile corruption trial of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has sparked a bigger conversation across West Africa: are countries in the region finally holding powerful leaders accountable, or are courtrooms becoming battlegrounds for...

Sahel security: France’s military presence in MaliF

French troops gained an enthusiastic welcome when they entered Mali more than nine years ago to help it fight a jihadist-fuelled insurgency. On Monday, France pulled out of the country in the face of deep hostility after falling out with colonels who seized power...

Sahel: Understanding the Mali crisisF

On August 18 2020, crowds in the Malian capital Bamako applauded as young colonels toppled a civilian government struggling to roll back a bloody jihadist insurgency. Today, the looming anniversary of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's ouster sees a country mired in...

Sahel: Terror onslaught continues in Burkina Faso, 10 killed in YatengaF

Ten civilians, including four security auxiliaries, have been killed by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, a security source said on Tuesday. Six civilians and four members of the VDP auxiliary force died on Monday in an attack in Sima, in Yatenga province,...

Inside Chad: Violence, oil wealth and povertyF

Chad is an oil-rich but deeply poor African nation that has become a key regional ally of the West in the fight against jihadists. On Monday its military government and opposition groups signed a deal for talks aimed at staging elections later this year. Some key...

Sahel: France-Burkina Faso’s diplomatic crisis acceleratesF

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