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Sahel: Niger opens first military school in NiameyF

Facing a spate of jihadist attacks, Niger on Friday opened its first military school in the capital Niamey to train future officers. "We have set in place with this school the final link in the chain for training our military," President Mohamed Bazoum said at the ...

Algeria: IED explosion kills border guard during patrol mission in Tlemcen provinceF

An Algerian border guard was killed and two wounded on Wednesday evening when a bomb went off near the Moroccan border, the defence ministry said Thursday. The home-made device exploded as they passed during a patrol to "secure the borders and tackle organised crime",...

Sahel: UN and NATO mulling over support to Sahelian armies in combating militant groupsF

NATO is studying options to bolster support for the multinational G5 Sahel force in the troubled three-borders region of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where a surge in jihadist violence has cost thousands of lives, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a...

Sahel: IED kills 16 soldiers between Koro et Bandiagara in MaliF

Sixteen soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in an attack in central Mali on Wednesday, security and health officials in the war-torn Sahel state said. In a statement, Mali's army said the troops had been the target of a "complex IED attack" -- referring to an...

Sahel: Growing tensions between Senegal and Mali over soldiers held in Mali against their willF

Sep 11, 2022

Ivory Coast has accused Bamako of "hostage taking" after its neighbour laid out conditions for the release of 46...

Western Sahara conflict worsens regional diplomatic relations, amplifies instabilityF

Western Sahara conflict worsens regional diplomatic relations, amplifies instabilityF

Sep 9, 2022

By Paul Raymond A bitter showdown between Morocco and its arch-rival Algeria over the disputed Western Sahara...

Sahel: Islamic State attackers kill dozens of civilians in northern MaliF

Sep 9, 2022

Dozens of people died after jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State group mounted an attack on a village in...

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