Nigeria: Nineteen members of the security forces shot dead
Gunmen killed 13 soldiers, five policemen and a local militiaman in a pitched battle in northwestern Nigeria, where gangs of “bandits” have been terrorizing the […]
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Niger: Five soldiers killed in mine explosion
Five Nigerien soldiers were killed in the explosion of an improvised mine in the southwestern department of Torodi, where jihadist attacks with improvised explosive devices […]
ECOWAS cancels visit to Ouagadougou after adoption of Transition Charter
A high-ranking visit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), scheduled for Thursday in Ouagadougou, has been cancelled after the adoption of a […]
Jihadist attack leaves two dead in Malian army
Two Malian soldiers were killed early Sunday in northern Mali in an attack on their post blamed on jihadists, the army announced on social networks. […]
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 […]
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 […]