Six dead, 10 injured in Benin ambush
Five forest rangers and a soldier were killed and ten people wounded in an ambush Tuesday in a transboundary nature park managed by Benin, Burkina […]
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Thirty jihadists killed by Malian army and European Takuba force
Some thirty jihadists were killed in early February in the Malian Liptako by European Special Forces of the Takuba group and the Malian armed forces […]
Burkina Faso: International community condemns military coup
The military coup that toppled President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Burkina Faso was widely condemned by the international community on Tuesday, with West African […]
Malian authorities demand the departure of Danish troops
Mali’s ruling junta demanded Monday that Denmark “immediately” withdraw the 100 soldiers who recently arrived in the crisis-hit country to participate in the European special […]
Mali denies overflight to German military aircraft
Mali has refused to allow a German army plane to fly over its territory on its way to Niger, the German Air Force said Thursday. […]
Niger: Mayor arrested with 200 kilograms of cocaine in his official car
It was a combination of efforts and shadowing by several services against serious organized crime that enabled the Nigerien police to achieve this feat. For […]
New attacks against security forces in Benin and Niger
A new attack occurred in northwest Benin near the border with Burkina Faso on Wednesday, December 22. A position of the Beninese armed forces was […]
Niger: At least 12 soldiers killed at military base attack
Armed gunmen attacked a military camp in Niger near its southeastern border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 12 soldiers, the West Africa country’s interior […]
Mali: New atrocious killings as an armed group attacked a transport vehicle
At least 30 people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a transport vehicle near Bandiagara in the central region of Mopti, local officials said. “At […]
Niger: Demonstrations against French army convoy in Sahel
A French military convoy heading to Gao, Mali, already blocked for several days by demonstrations in Burkina Faso, was again the subject of protests on […]