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Mali: Al Qaeda attacks rebel convoy in the Ouagadou forest

By MondAfrique: A column of armed vehicles from the Permanent Strategic Framework (CSP), the Touareg rebel coalition driven out of Kidal, was attacked by fighters from the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM) on Friday in the Ouagadou forest, while that it was...

US-Niger relations face uncertainty, with Niamey’s pivot to Russia

Audio version: The news: The visit a few days ago of a US government delegation to Niamey, the capital of Niger, did not go down well with the ruling junta there. Clearly as the junta is paving the way for the Russian military to enter Niger and expand their presence...

Bloody Sunday: The indiscriminate killing of Muslim and Catholic worshipers in Burkina Faso

Sunday, 25 February was a bloody day for religious groups in Burkina Faso. Two attacks against a church and a mosque confirm the utter instability of the northern and eastern regions of the country. In Essakane-village, in the northeastern Burkina Faso, a terrorist...

War in Gaza forces former Middle East foes to seek reconciliation

By Mondafrique: The war in Gaza is forcing feuding States in the Middle East and in the Gulf to seek the path of reconciliations. Faced with President Biden’s inability to impose a red line on Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the four most influential...

Burkina Faso Junta Faces Governance Challenges Amid Controversies and Rumors

Burkina Faso Junta Faces Governance Challenges Amid Controversies and Rumors

Jun 22, 2024

Recently, there were shooting incidents in Ouagadougou and the absence of junta chief Captain Traore was interpreted...

North Africa Confronted with New Security Concerns

North Africa Confronted with New Security Concerns

Jun 21, 2024

Security issues in North Africa have been in the news recently. There is news coverage in Spain about Morocco stepping...

Libya’s Abnormal New Normal

Libya’s Abnormal New Normal

May 13, 2024

By Arezki Daoud: Since 2011, Libya has been engulfed in a bloody civil war after the death of Muammar Gaddafi. Over...

Sahel: Clash at Niger-Nigeria border leaves five Boko Haram fighters dead

Dec 27, 2022

Five Boko Haram jihadist fighters have been killed and two Niger soldiers wounded in clashes in southeast Niger near...

Libya: Treating each other as enemies, Libyan leaders carry out prisoner swap

Dec 27, 2022

Libya's unity government has carried out a prisoner exchange with rival eastern forces, releasing a pilot captured...

Gambia, another West African nation, headed toward turmoil

Dec 21, 2022

The Gambia's government on Wednesday said it had thwarted a coup attempt the previous day and arrested four soldiers....

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

Dec 20, 2022

A worker with the French-based medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) has been kidnapped in jihadist-torn...

Libya: Mercenaries of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar accused of war crimes

Dec 19, 2022

Amnesty International accused Monday an eastern Libyan armed group of committing war crimes and serious abuses to...

Libya: Court in Tripoli sentences 17 IS members to death

Dec 19, 2022

A Libyan court on Monday sentenced 17 people to death after finding them guilty of joining the Islamic State group and...

Sahel: Germany threatens withdrawal of troops from Mali by 2024

Dec 18, 2022

German forces will stay in Mali until 2024 only if the junta allows them to operate freely and elections are held,...

Sahel: Burkina Faso-Ghana relations sour over Russian mercenaries

Dec 18, 2022

A minister in Burkina Faso on Friday called a claim by Ghana's president that the war-torn Sahel nation has invited in...

Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed in Timbuktu

Dec 18, 2022

Two peacekeepers in Mali were killed and four others wounded in an attack on Friday, the UN mission said, in the...

West Africa to have a common military force

Dec 5, 2022

By Serge Daniel and Emmanuel Anule: West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene...

Sahel: Jihadist groups target southern Burkina Faso, near Ghana

Dec 5, 2022

Six civilians, four of them teachers, were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in southern Burkina Faso close to the...

Sahel: Insurgents make major gains in northeast Mali

Nov 28, 2022

By Amaury Hauchard Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group are advancing in northeastern Mali, prompting...

Western Sahara: As conflict persists, UN urges new talks

Oct 28, 2022

The UN Security Council called Thursday on the parties to the conflict over the disputed Western Sahara to resume...

Sahel: Deadly year for northern Mali

Sahel: Deadly year for northern Mali

Oct 27, 2022

Armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State group have massacred hundreds of people in northeast Mali this year,...

Major rift between Africa and west over Russia’s war on Ukraine

Oct 27, 2022

France urges Africa to break its neutrality in Russia-Ukraine conflict France is calling on African nations to show...

Sahel: US concerned about worsening crisis in Mali, blames Russia’s Wagner Group

Sahel: US concerned about worsening crisis in Mali, blames Russia’s Wagner Group

Oct 27, 2022

By Portia Crowe Mali's security situation has become "significantly worse" due to the ruling junta's choices,...

Libya: Tripoli-based government inks controversial defense agreements with Turkey

Libya: Tripoli-based government inks controversial defense agreements with Turkey

Oct 26, 2022

Libya's Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah signed two deals with Turkey's defence minister on Tuesday,...

Sahel: Insurgents strike in Banibangou Niger, kill dozen civilians

Sahel: Insurgents strike in Banibangou Niger, kill dozen civilians

Oct 23, 2022

A suspected jihadist attack on three lorries and a motorcycle in western Niger near the border with Mali killed 11...

Defense: Algeria-Russia start join military drills in the Mediterranean Sea, as Morocco set defense budget to US$11bil.

Defense: Algeria-Russia start join military drills in the Mediterranean Sea, as Morocco set defense budget to US$11bil.

Oct 21, 2022

Algeria and Russia are to begin military maneuvers in the Mediterranean on Saturday, 22 October 2022. The drills will...

Morocco: Spanish court OKs deportation of alleged Salafist personality to Morocco

Oct 21, 2022

A court in Spain has approved the deportation of Moroccan Muslim activist, who is accused of being one of the "main...

Sahel: 50 civilians killed in anti-junta protests in Chad

Oct 21, 2022

Djimet Wiche: Tensions eased in Chad on Friday following a day of unprecedented violence at protests that left around...

Libya: 15 bodies found on Sabratha beach

Oct 10, 2022

Fifteen bodies were found on a beach near the Libyan city of Sabratha, some of them burned, the Libyan Red Crescent...

Sahel: Unstable Sahel creates new opportunities for insurgent groups

Sahel: Unstable Sahel creates new opportunities for insurgent groups

Oct 7, 2022

By Didier Laura: Burkina Faso's new rulers say they seized power to better fight jihadists, but history in the Sahel...

Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore crows himself country’s president

Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore crows himself country’s president

Oct 6, 2022

Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement,...

Sahel: Concerned about Russia’s presence in the Sahel, US warns Burkina Faso’s new junta

Sahel: Concerned about Russia’s presence in the Sahel, US warns Burkina Faso’s new junta

Oct 5, 2022

The United States on Tuesday warned Burkina Faso's junta of the risks of allying with Russia, whose shadowy Wagner...

Burkina Faso: As regime in Ouagadougou collapsed last week, terror attack claimed 37 lives up north

Burkina Faso: As regime in Ouagadougou collapsed last week, terror attack claimed 37 lives up north

Oct 5, 2022

A total of 27 troops and 10 civilians were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso last week,...

Morocco: Dozen alleged Jihadists arrested in Melilla and Nador

Oct 4, 2022

Moroccan and Spanish police have dismantled a jihadist cell suspected of links to the Islamic State group, officials...

Burkina Faso: Deposed junta leader Colonel Damiba steps down, flees to Togo

Oct 3, 2022

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan: Burkina Faso's junta leader agreed to step down on Sunday,...

Libya: Another gruesome mass grave unearthed in city of Sirte

Oct 2, 2022

Forty-two bodies have been found in a mass grave in the Libyan city of Sirte, an ex-stronghold of the Islamic State...

Sahel: Burkina Faso coup leader removed by another coup

Oct 2, 2022

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan: Security forces fired tear gas to disperse angry protesters...

Sahel: Regime in Chad abandons path to democracy, junta leader Deby seeks perpetual reign

Oct 2, 2022

Chad on Saturday extended the transition period to democratic elections and agreed junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby...

Sahel: Uncertainty in Ouagadougou as Burkina Faso descends into chaos

Sahel: Uncertainty in Ouagadougou as Burkina Faso descends into chaos

Sep 30, 2022

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan: Shots rang out before dawn on Friday around Burkina Faso's...

Tunisia: Hundreds of policemen protesting after colleagues were arrested for demanding right to unionize

Sep 28, 2022

More than 200 police officers protested in Tunisia's second city of Sfax on Wednesday to demand the release of eight...

Libya: Clashes reignite in coastal town of Zawyah among militias supporting rival governments

Libya: Clashes reignite in coastal town of Zawyah among militias supporting rival governments

Sep 26, 2022

Five people were killed and 13 wounded in gun battles in the western Libyan town of Zawiyah, the latest unrest in the...

Moroccan man who fought against Russia expresses sympathy with Ukrainian people

Moroccan man who fought against Russia expresses sympathy with Ukrainian people

Sep 26, 2022

A Moroccan prisoner of war released as part of an exchange between Moscow and Kyiv said he wanted to draw attention to...

Sahel: Growing pressure on Mali to release detained soldiers from Ivory Coast

Sep 26, 2022

The United Nations on Monday urged Mali to free 46 detained Ivorian soldiers, after the junta in Bamako attacked UN...

Libya: Continued foreign meddling in a dangerously divided Libya ($)

Libya: Continued foreign meddling in a dangerously divided Libya ($)

Sep 22, 2022

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Insurgencies: Boko Haram fighters pouring into Niger’s side of Lake Chad

Sep 20, 2022

Hundreds of Boko Haram jihadists have fled a forest enclave in northeast Nigeria, escaping air strikes by the military...

Sahel: Jihadists ambush patrol in Oursi, Burkina Faso, kill eight troops

Sep 19, 2022

An attack on a military unit in Burkina Faso's jihadist-hit north has killed eight soldiers, the army said Wednesday....

Sahel: Germany suspends reconnaissance patrols in Mali due to inability to get flyover right

Sep 19, 2022

Germany has again suspended its reconnaissance patrols in eastern Mali that are part of a UN peacekeeping mission...

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