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Niger: Army General Abdourahamane Tchiani leads Niger’s new ruling juntaF

By Boureima Hama: Niger's putschists named an army general as the new leader of the unstable jihadist-hit nation on Friday and  warned that any foreign military intervention would lead to chaos. General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard since 2011,...

Niger: Army sides with presidential guard in ousting president BezoumF

Niger's armed forces chief on Thursday declared his support for troops who announced they had seized power, despite a defiant stand by the country's president, Mohamed Bazoum. In the latest turbulence to shake the coup-prone Sahel, Bazoum was confined on Wednesday by...

Mali: Ethnic Tuaregs brace for attacks from army and Russian mercenaries ($)F

The departure of the French forces and the forthcoming exit from Mali of the UN peacekeeping mission known as MINUSMO, are creating a new set of problems for the Sahelian nation of Mali. In particular, the northern political elite representing the Touareg nation are experiencing a major leadership crisis. There is a lack of consensus among Tuareg leaders as to the way forward, but all of them anticipate the central government in Bamako to take advantage of the absence of foreign observers to launch an offensive against the populations of the north.

Sahel: Nearly 80 troops and insurgents die in clash in northcentral Burkina FasoF

At least 31 Burkinabe soldiers and three allied volunteer militiamen (VDP) have been killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in the country's north, security sources said Tuesday. Dozens were also killed in a separate attack on Monday, the latest in one of the...

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