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Nigeria’s Conflict Goes Global With Washington Entering the Fight$

The United States’ Christmas Day airstrikes in northwestern Nigeria mark a rare but consequential shift in the internationalization of Nigeria’s long-running security crisis. While the Nigerian military has conducts on the regular basis aerial bombardments against...

Mauritania Arrests Anti‑Corruption Figure Mohamed Ould Gadda$

Mauritanian authorities have arrested former senator Mohamed Ould Gadda, now heading the anti‑corruption NGO “Transparence Totale,” in a move that has drawn criticism from parliamentarians and opposition figures over due‑process guarantees and the treatment of...

Niger Moves Uranium From SOMAÏR Mine Despite Arbitration Ruling$

Niger’s decision to move uranium from a disputed mine in the country’s north is deepening its confrontation with French nuclear group Orano and raising fresh questions about security and safety in the Sahel’s conflict‑affected transport corridors.​ Disputed shipment...

Sahel: Soldiers rescue women and babies abducted by suspected jihadists in N. Burkina FasoF

By Armel Baily: Soldiers rescued a group of 62 women and four babies abducted by suspected jihadists last week in northern Burkina Faso, state television and a security source said Friday. The news came just hours after security sources said a series of attacks on...

Sahel: The dreadful Koro Toro prison and the brutality of the Chadian regimeF

By Ali Abba Kaya with Laura Diab and Thomas Gropallo in Libreville: Dehydrated and whipped by scorching winds as their crowded truck snaked through the dunes, some drank urine to survive, while those who died were tossed into the Chadian desert. After being rounded up...

Sahel: Jihadist violence intensifies in Burkina FasoF

Attacks in Burkina Faso have increased since October and now especially target civilians, according to junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, who took power last year on a vow to quell jihadist violence. The extremists are switching tactics to focus on civilians, Traore...

Sahel: Jihadists in Burkina Faso also abduct children and babiesF

Investigators now believe that last week's raid by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso led to the abduction of around 60 women, girls and babies, a regional prosecutor said Thursday. Earlier reports had suggested that around 50 women had been taken, said a statement...

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