West African leaders vow to fire back after jihadist attacks in Burkina
Togo’s President and chair of the regional ECOWAS bloc, Faure Gnassingbe, and Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday vowed to help Burkina Faso fight and […]
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G5 Sahel force: International donor conference raises €414m
An international high-level conference on the Sahel held in Brussels last weekend raised €414 million to support the G5 Sahel Force. Co-chaired by the European […]
Mali: French troops kill at least 10 jihadists near Algeria
At least 10 suspected jihadists have been killed in a raid conducted by French air force on Wednesday in northeast Mali near the border with […]
Mauritania, Senegal ink offshore gas exploitation deal
Mauritania and Senegal last week signed an intergovernmental cooperation agreement on the joint exploitation of the cross-border offshore gas field Turtle/Ahmeyin. The Greater Turtle Complex, […]
Mauritania: UN experts concerned about situation of jailed senator
The United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention is investigating the case of Mohamed Ould Ghadda, a former Mauritanian senator in pre-trial detention since September […]
Researchers in Morocco Develop Heat Tolerant Durum Wheat
Researchers from the Morocco-based International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) have developed durum wheat varieties that can be grown on the […]
ECOWAS: Five heads state to greenlight Morocco’s full membership
Morocco will have to wait until 2018 to hear the final verdict on its application for ECOWAS membership. A committee, made up of the five […]
Mauritania: Anti-slavery activist named among top 100 most influential African figures
Anti-slavery activist and former presidential hopeful Biram Dah Abeid has appeared in New African Magazine’s ranking of top 100 most influential African figures who have […]
Twenty delegations join G5-Sahel force summit in France
The five heads of state of the G5-Sahel joint force are meeting French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in France this Wednesday […]
Saudi Arabia pledges $100 million to G5 Sahel military force
Saudi Arabia has promised up to $100 million to support the Joint counterterrorism force, set up by the Group of Five Sahel States, known as […]