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Niger: Armed Attacks Target Military Bases in Tahoua
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Niger: Coup leaders get popular support amid rising regional tensions
By Boureima Hama with Delphine Touitou: Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Niger's capital in support of the coup...
Sahel: West African states getting stressed over coup in Niger, do not rule out military action
Tunisia: President fires Prime Minister amid a worsening domestic economy
Niger: Nuclear industry in France seeks to appease concerns over Niger’s uranium
Culture: Tuareg flock to Algerian desert oasis for ancient festival
Niger: New leaders launch purge of deposed regime ministers
Four ministers in Niger, a former minister and the head of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum's party have been arrested...
Niger military junta accuses France of plotting counter-coup
Anti-migrant sentiment in North Africa turns into humanitarian disaster
Niger: ECOWAS threatens Niger junta to return power to civilians
Niger: Athletes from Niger struggle to perform in Kinshasa after coup
Niger: Army General Abdourahamane Tchiani leads Niger’s new ruling junta
Algeria: Dozens killed in raging wildfires
Five Moroccan migrants drown off Western Sahara
Podcast: Sahel: North Mali is bracing for more violence
Mali in the Sahel region is facing unprecedented crises. With the withdrawal of France forces and the upcoming pull...
Tunisia: Panic in Europe over Tunisia’s potential economic collapse
Niger in the footsteps of Mali and Burkina, coup in the offing
The Militarization of the Sahel By Boureima Hama: An attempted coup was underway Wednesday in the Sahel state of Niger...
Sahel: Gunmen kill dozen civilians in Niger’s Tillaberi region
Gunmen have attacked two villages in Niger's vast Tillaberi border region, killing a dozen people working in the...
Algeria reacts to Israel’s backing Morocco in Western Sahara conflict
Algeria on Thursday denounced Israel's backing of Morocco's "claimed sovereignty" over the disputed Western Sahara...
Migrations: New tragedy at sea as 13 migrants from Senegal perish off the coast of Morocco
At least 13 Senegalese migrants from the same town died when their boat sank off the coast of Morocco late last week,...
Egypt: Under intense international pressure, Egypt releases Egyptian-Irish student Patrick Zaki two days after he was sentenced to prison
Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer walked out of prison Thursday, relatives said, a day...
Tunisia: Saudi Arabia offers soft loan and grant to financially-troubled Tunisia
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it will give Tunisia financial assistance valued at $500 million, including a $100...
Sahel: Germany and Mali agree ‘smooth’ pullout of UN-backed troops
Germany and Mali agreed Thursday to pursue a "smooth withdrawal" of German troops from the troubled African nation...
Tunisia: Major blaze erupts on Tunisia-Algeria border, as temperatures soar to 47C
Firefighters in Tunisia are battling a major blaze that has raged for two days in a pine forest near the border with...
Mali: Ethnic Tuaregs brace for attacks from army and Russian mercenaries ($)
The militarization of the Sahel: Governments run by soldiers ($)
Tunisia and EU negotiate anti-migration strategy ($)
Morocco: Israel’s Netanyahu says Western Sahara belongs to Morocco
Algeria-China agree to strengthen ties
Morocco continues to use judicial harassment against journalists
Egypt: Three years in prison and tortured for allegedly spreading “fake news”
The United States called on Egypt Wednesday to release rights researcher Patrick Zaki, a day after he was sentenced to...
Algeria: 34 killed in bus-truck collision near Tamanrasset
Morocco and Spain arrest two people they say are supporters of Islamic State
Morocco: Navy rescues 800 migrants trying to get to Spain
Corruption and war on human rights defenders in Africa
Amnesty International said Tuesday that West and Central African nations must do more to fight corruption and stop...
Sahel: Malian journalist Mohamed Youssouf Bathily acquitted over PM ‘assassination’ claim
A prominent Malian TV and radio journalist was acquitted on Tuesday on charges that he falsely claimed a former...
Migrants: Appalling treatment of migrants by North African governments continues
By Aymen Jamli and Francoise Kadri: The bodies of two migrants have been found in a desert region near Tunisia's...
Sahel: Mauritania urges Mali to rejoin W.African anti-jihadist force
Mauritania's president on Monday urged Mali to rejoin a West African anti-jihadist force and regional grouping known...
Sahel: Niger-French troops arrest two alleged IS fighters
Two leading jihadists from the Islamic State's Sahel affiliate have been arrested in a joint operation by Niger and...