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Former French PM warns against Polisario as a real threat to the Sahel

November 20, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Former French PM Manuel Valls has warned against the Polisario separatist front which constitutes a real threat to the Sahel because of all the trafficking […]

Niger: A politico-military group claims a re-founded Republic

August 27, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

A “politico-military” group wants to federate the dissatisfied on all sides, denouncing the management of President Issoufou and his clan in power for nearly ten […]

Covid-19: Fifteen African countries threatened by a food crisis, FAO and WFP warned

July 21, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

According to a joint analysis by the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 15 “at-risk” African countries are threatened by […]

France announces killing of terrorist Abdelmalek Droukdel

June 8, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

An operation carried out on June 3 in northern Mali by French forces with the support of their partners led to the death of the […]

Fifteen days’ imprisonment and a fine of CFAF 2,000 for not wearing a mask in Chad

May 12, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

Chadians who do not respect the obligation to wear masks in public places are, since Sunday 10 May, liable to a fine of 2,000 CFA […]

Burkina Faso crisis and COVID-19 concerns highlight pressure on Sahel

April 7, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

Across the Central Sahel in Africa – encompassing Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – more than five million people face severe food insecurity ahead of […]

Mali: France rejects ISIS claims it shot down helicopters

November 29, 2019 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

France has denied claims by the ISIS terror group that it shot down the two helicopters, killing 13 French soldiers. The French Army denied that […]

Burkina Faso: 13 killed in intercommunal violence

January 4, 2019 Geraldine Boechat 0

Inter-communal conflict has claimed at least thirteen lives of civilians in central Burkina Faso, the government said. Burkina has seen a spike in Islamist attacks […]