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Mali: After Kidal, The War Comes to Bamako
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Niger Turns to Local Self-Defense Units to Contain Growing Insecurity
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Sahel: Cocaine trafficking surges in the Sahel, as armed groups seek to profit from illicit trade
Annual cocaine seizures in the Sahel surged from 13 kilograms (28 pounds) in 2020 to 863 kilos just two years later as...
Sahel: More trouble in Mali as Touareg groups in north are up in arms over recent junta actions
Morocco: Dozen Israeli soldiers in Morocco for military exercises
Egyptian policeman clashes with Israeli soldiers, kills three
Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egypt's security forces were killed Saturday in a rare exchange of fire near...
Libya: Two militia groups aligned with Tripoli government clash in Tripoli, spread terror
Gunshots rang out in Libya's capital on Monday following hours of fighting between two armed groups both aligned with...
Bourkina Faso: 50 insurgents killed in Loroum as they tried to ambush food convoy
Two civilians and at least 50 "terrorists" were killed in jihadist-hit northern Burkina Faso when a food convoy being...
Burkina Faso: Twenty civilians killed in two terror attacks in Koulpelogo
Around 20 people in east-central Burkina Faso have been killed in attacks by suspected jihadists, sources said on...
Libyan forces intervene to halt deadly clashes between rival militias
Algeria says army officer killed in clash with Islamists
An Algerian army officer has been killed in a clash with suspected Islamists during an operation southwest of the...
Tunisia: Five killed in terror attack on Jewish community in Djerba
Sahel: Clashes between Niger army and Boko Haram continue along border with Nigeria
Niger's army said its troops had killed around 20 jihadists and arrested 83 others in an operation against militants...
Sahel: Niger reports major offensive against Boko Haram near border with Nigeria
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
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
Close advisor to Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Patrushev, in official visit to Algeria
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
By Valerie Leroux: President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced a "noticeable reduction" of French troop presence in...
Sahel: Intense fight in northern Burkina Faso claims dozens of lives
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
Criminals in northern Ghana tried to blow up a bridge using explosives for the first time in a region where the...
Burkina Faso: New terror attack in Sahel province kills 18 people
At least 18 people have been killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso, sources briefed on the incidents told AFP on...
Security: Escalation of Russia-Ukraine war could transform crisis into global conflict
Sahel: French army to withdraw from Burkina Faso
France said Wednesday it will withdraw its contingent of hundreds of troops stationed in Burkina Faso within a month,...
Sahel: Jihadist violence intensifies in Burkina Faso
Sahel: Russia strengthens its presence in the Sahel with delivery of warplanes to Mali
Mali's military rulers received more warplanes and helicopters from Russia Thursday, an AFP correspondent noted, the...
Sahel: Troop toll from Mali jihadist clash rises to 14 dead, 31 “terrorists killed”
Fourteen Malian soldiers were killed in a clash with jihadists this week, the army said Thursday, giving a new toll in...
Libya: Treating each other as enemies, Libyan leaders carry out prisoner swap
Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed in Timbuktu
Sahel: Jihadist groups target southern Burkina Faso, near Ghana
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
Sahel: US concerned about worsening crisis in Mali, blames Russia’s Wagner Group
Libya: Tripoli-based government inks controversial defense agreements with Turkey
Defense: Algeria-Russia start join military drills in the Mediterranean Sea, as Morocco set defense budget to US$11bil.
Sahel: Unstable Sahel creates new opportunities for insurgent groups
Libya: Clashes reignite in coastal town of Zawyah among militias supporting rival governments
Sahel: Senior Mali army officer admits defeat, calls for evacuation of part of the north
Mali: In the absence of institutional security in Kidal, the Tuaregs are in charge
