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

Jihadist-hit Niger last week killed about 30 members of the Boko Haram group and detained 960 followers, most of them women and children, who had fled neighbouring Nigeria, official sources said. State TV channel Tele Sahel said late Tuesday that on March 7 aerial...

Sahel: Mali ratchets up communications on military offensive against insurgentsF

The Malian Armed Forces known as FAMA, have been increasing their communications to the media to showcase their alleged wins. Ever since the junta of Assimi Goita took over, there has been a greater emphasis on PR. Earlier this week, FAMA said that 153 "terrorists"...

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

Burkina Faso has put the North and parts of the Centre East region under curfew to aid the fight against jihadists, according to official documents seen by AFP on Sunday. The long-running insurgency in the impoverished Sahel nation has left thousands of civilians,...

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

The head of Algeria's army hosted Russia's top security official on Monday to discuss boosting their military ties, the defence ministry in Algiers said. General Said Chengriha said the visit of National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev reflected both...

Sahel: Mali government troops and their Wagner allies are now attacking the ethnic TouaregsF

Sahel: Mali government troops and their Wagner allies are now attacking the ethnic TouaregsF

Aug 13, 2023

By Arezki Daoud: As I have been saying for a while, the Malian junta is leveraging its honeymoon period with Russia's...

Niger: ECOWAS walks away from early threat of using force to restore deposed presidentF

Niger: ECOWAS walks away from early threat of using force to restore deposed presidentF

Aug 10, 2023

West African leaders will make negotiations with the military leaders who have seized control in Niger the "bedrock"...

Nigerian president Tinubu under pressure to avoid war with northern neighbor NigerF

Nigerian president Tinubu under pressure to avoid war with northern neighbor NigerF

Aug 5, 2023

By Camille Malpat with Aminu Abubakar in Kano, Nigeria: Political leaders in Nigeria are urging President Bola Tinubu...

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