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Burkina Faso Junta Faces Governance Challenges Amid Controversies and Rumors

The military junta in Burkina Faso is not governing at ease. The country is struggling with repressive actions from the junta, with opposition figures, lawyers and activities feeling the brunt of the regime.

North Africa Confronted with New Security Concerns

There is news coverage in Spain about Morocco stepping up its military presence near the Spanish-controlled enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, and a lot of chatter about a Russian military presence in Tunisia.

Libya’s Abnormal New Normal

By Arezki Daoud: Since 2011, Libya has been engulfed in a bloody civil war after the death of Muammar Gaddafi. Over the years, it was easy to identify the problem: too many foreign regional players and global powers meddling in Libya’s affairs, explicitly or...

Niger: More Russian Weapons and Military Instructors Land in Niamey

The departure of the French and American troops from Niger created an opportunity for the Russians to replace them. The Russians’ objective is to clearly counter the west and reduce its influence in the Sahel, West Africa and elsewhere on the African continent. The...

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Update: Dozens of Russian Militiamen Killed by Tuareg Rebels in Mali

Jul 29, 2024

Our colleagues of Mondafrique have released the following update. With its unmatched connections in the Sahel and West...

Africa’s Defense Shifting from Western to Russian Influence

Jun 25, 2024

By Arezki Daooud: A lot of military-related events are taking place in the Sahel and other parts of Africa. First, a...

Niger: Rebel group attacks pipeline, warns Chinese contractor to stay clear

Jun 24, 2024

By MondAfrique: The Patriotic Front of Liberation (FPL), a rebel group based between northern Niger and southern...

Sahel: Niger reports major offensive against Boko Haram near border with Nigeria

Mar 15, 2023

Jihadist-hit Niger last week killed about 30 members of the Boko Haram group and detained 960 followers, most of them...

Sahel: Mali ratchets up communications on military offensive against insurgents

Mar 10, 2023

The Malian Armed Forces known as FAMA, have been increasing their communications to the media to showcase their...

Sahel: North and center-east Burkina Faso under curfew amid escalating insurgency

Mar 6, 2023

Burkina Faso has put the North and parts of the Centre East region under curfew to aid the fight against jihadists,...

Sahel: Two prison guards killed during daring escape

Mar 6, 2023

Four jihadists have escaped from prison in Mauritania after a shootout left two national guards dead, the interior...

Close advisor to Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Patrushev, in official visit to Algeria

Feb 27, 2023

The head of Algeria's army hosted Russia's top security official on Monday to discuss boosting their military ties,...

France to scale back military presence in Africa

Feb 27, 2023

By Valerie Leroux: President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced a "noticeable reduction" of French troop presence in...

Russian soldiers in the Algerian Sahara ($)

Feb 24, 2023

Algeria has apparently taken a distance from Russia, largely under pressure from the west, but also due to factions of...

Niger: Soldiers sent to prison for attempted coup

Feb 24, 2023

A Niger court on Friday handed prison terms ranging from two to 20 years to several soldiers accused of attempting to...

Sahel: Burkina Faso to raise troop level to intensify war against insurgents

Feb 24, 2023

Burkina Faso announced Thursday a recruitment drive for 5,000 soldiers to serve in the army for at least five years to...

Sahel: Nearly 70 troops killed in two jihadist attacks in troubled Burkina

Feb 21, 2023

By Armel Baily: Suspected jihadists killed at least 15 soldiers in troubled northern Burkina Faso, just three days...

Sahel: IED kills three UN soldiers, injures five others in central Mali

Feb 21, 2023

Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured on Tuesday when their convoy struck a...

Sahel: Intense fight in northern Burkina Faso claims dozens of lives

Feb 20, 2023

At least 51 soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on...

Africa security: Gulf of Guinea facing growing threat of instability

Feb 10, 2023

Criminals in northern Ghana tried to blow up a bridge using explosives for the first time in a region where the...

Sahel: Ministers of three countries controlled by juntas meet after visit of Russia’s Lavrov

Feb 9, 2023

Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups met in Burkina Faso on Thursday...

Burkina Faso: New terror attack in Sahel province kills 18 people

Feb 7, 2023

At least 18 people have been killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso, sources briefed on the incidents told AFP on...

How the insurgents are expanding the Jihadist frontline to West Africa

Feb 6, 2023

By Patrick Markey and Kent Mensha: Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana's northern border, Alima can see...

Sahel: Russia looks to deepen influence in the Sahel with foreign minister’s visit to Mali

Feb 6, 2023

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Mali late Monday for talks with its junta leaders seeking Moscow's...

Security: Escalation of Russia-Ukraine war could transform crisis into global conflict

Feb 6, 2023

By Amélie Bottolier-Depois: UN chief Antonio Guterres warned nations Monday that he fears the likelihood of further...

Mali: New terror attack kills two in the Segou region

Feb 1, 2023

A policeman and a civilian were killed and seven were wounded in an attack in jihadist-torn eastern Mali, officials...

Sahel: Mali court convicts unnamed person in killing of UN peacekeepers, issues death sentence

Jan 26, 2023

A Malian court has sentenced a man to death over the 2019 killing of three peacekeepers in the south of the country,...

Sahel: French army to withdraw from Burkina Faso

Jan 25, 2023

France said Wednesday it will withdraw its contingent of hundreds of troops stationed in Burkina Faso within a month,...

Sahel: Doctor working for WHO in Mali abducted

Jan 25, 2023

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that one of its doctors had been abducted in Mali, adding that the...

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

Jan 20, 2023

By Armel Baily: Soldiers rescued a group of 62 women and four babies abducted by suspected jihadists last week in...

Western Sahara: Brahim Ghali reelected head of Polisario Front

Jan 20, 2023

The Polisario Front, which seeks independence for Western Sahara, re-elected its leader Friday in its first vote since...

Sahel: UN peacekeeping mission in Mali at risk amid shortage of troops

Jan 20, 2023

By Amélie Bottolier-Depois: The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is "unsustainable" without more personnel, according...

Sahel: Jihadist violence intensifies in Burkina Faso

Jan 19, 2023

Attacks in Burkina Faso have increased since October and now especially target civilians, according to junta leader...

Sahel: Jihadists in Burkina Faso also abduct children and babies

Jan 19, 2023

Investigators now believe that last week's raid by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso led to the abduction of around...

Sahel: Russia strengthens its presence in the Sahel with delivery of warplanes to Mali

Jan 19, 2023

Mali's military rulers received more warplanes and helicopters from Russia Thursday, an AFP correspondent noted, the...

Mali: Security agents remain targets of attacks in Mali, four killed in Segou

Jan 15, 2023

Four gendarmes were killed and three others injured on Sunday after being ambushed in western Mali, a region prone to...

Tunisia: Nine women sentenced to prison for plotting to kill government minister

Jan 13, 2023

Tunisia has jailed nine members of an all-women "terrorist" gang accused of plotting to assassinate a government...

Sahel: Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso’s Sahel province

Jan 13, 2023

Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said ...

Sahel: Troop toll from Mali jihadist clash rises to 14 dead, 31 “terrorists killed”

Jan 13, 2023

Fourteen Malian soldiers were killed in a clash with jihadists this week, the army said Thursday, giving a new toll in...

Insurgencies: Three alleged members of Islamic State group arrested in Morocco and Spain

Jan 11, 2023

Moroccan and Spanish authorities have broken up a jihadist cell linked to the Islamic State group and arrested its...

Sahel: Several killed in army-Jihadists confrontation in central Mali

Jan 11, 2023

At least 12 soldiers died in clashes with jihadists in central Mali, army and police officers said on Wednesday. The...

Sahel: Mali avoids escalating regional crisis by pardoning jailed Ivorian soldiers

Jan 6, 2023

Mali's junta leader on Friday pardoned all 49 Ivorian soldiers whose arrest in July triggered a bitter diplomatic row,...

Mali: Unidentified armed individuals kill five people on Bamako-Segou road

Jan 3, 2023

Two firefighters and three civilians were killed on Monday night in an attack in southeastern Mali, the ministry of...

Egypt: IS claims attack in Ismailia that killed three policemen

Jan 2, 2023

The Islamic State group said Saturday that it carried out a deadly attack on an Egyptian police checkpoint in the Suez...

Sahel: Ivory Coast hands down four life terms to 4 Mali nationals for 2016 jihadist attack

Dec 30, 2022

A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday handed down life terms to four Malian men convicted of abetting a jihadist attack...

Egypt: Three policemen killed, others wounded in attack in Suez Canal city

Dec 30, 2022

Three Egyptian policemen were killed and four others, including a police officer, wounded Friday in an attack in the...

Sahel: 46 Ivory Coast soldiers detained by Mali get 20 years in prison, setting stage for regional diplomatic crisis

Dec 30, 2022

Update: Mali court sentences 46 Ivorian soldiers to 20 years in prison: prosecutor Forty-six Ivorian troops whose...

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