Mauritania: election violence days before polls
Violence broke out between protesters against the upcoming parliamentary and local elections and the police in the capital city leaving many injured as tensions continue […]
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Mauritania and Niger conclude military agreement
A two-day conference held in Nouakchott between Mauritania and Niger ended with the countries signing a military cooperation agreement, amidst rising insecurity and trafficking in […]
UNSC Renews MINURSO Mandate, Recognizes Western Sahara Issue Impact on Sahel Stability
The Security Council unanimously adopted on Thursday a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for twelve […]
Sahel Development and Security Scrutinized at Niamey Conference
Niger’s capital city, Niamey, is hosting this February 15-16 an international conference that will ponder on development and security issues in the Sahel, discuss the […]
Terrorism in Sahel: Early Warnings Went Unheeded
The early warnings expressed years ago about the serious threat weighing on the whole Sahel-Sahara region because of extremism and terrorism went unfortunately unheeded. Some […]
EUCAP SAHEL Niger mission kicks off to fight terrorism, secure uranium
The new European mission meant to support the fight against organized crime and terrorism in the Sahel region, dubbed “EUCAP SAHEL Niger” kicked off earlier […]
Maghreb Countries Urged to Cooperate in Fight against AQIM
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta has called on Maghreb countries to work together in the fight against the terror group, Al-Qaeda in the […]
EU to send security missions to Sahel and Horn of Africa
The European Union on Monday announced it would send to Africa a new EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission to support the fight […]
Maghreb: Security requires joint efforts
Maghreb countries have finally realized that joining efforts to fight terror groups and criminal networks operating in the region is of paramount importance to the […]
Terrorism: Two Nigerians charged with links to Al Qaeda
A Nigerian court in Abuja Friday charged two Nigerians with having links with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The two men are accused of […]