France threatens withdrawal from Mali if Bamako uses Russians
French authorities on Tuesday expressed concern about talks between Bamako and the private Russian company Wagner, warning that a deployment of these paramilitaries in Mali […]
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Burkina Faso in mourning after new massacre
Burkina Faso began a three-day national mourning period Thursday in the wake of a jihadist attack that killed several gendarmes and civilians in the north, […]
Burkina Faso: Fifteen people were killed in a terrorist attack at Tin-Akoff
At least 15 people were killed by armed men on Wednesday, May 19, in the Adjarara neighborhood of the Tin-Akoff commune. Immediately afterwards, 15 gunmen […]
European Union withholds part of its aid to Mali
No less than 38.5 million euros were earmarked for the Malian Treasury for 2020. The authorities in Bamako have not met the objectives jointly set […]
Niger ready to help Chad combat FACT rebels
According to the Chadian army, Idriss Déby was fatally wounded on Monday, April 19, while fighting the Fact rebels. The transitional military council, which refuses […]
Benin: UN envoy Ibn Chambas calls for dialogue before the presidential elections
Ibn Chambas, special representative of the UN Secretary General in West Africa and the Sahel has completed his mission in Benin. He met with civil […]
Sahel: France calls for a “diplomatic and political surge”
The French Senate organized this Tuesday, February 9 the first debate on the war in Mali. In front of the senators, and a few days […]
Burundi: Former president Pierre Buyoya buried in Bamako
Deceased on 17 December, the diplomat spent the last eight years of his life in Mali as High Representative of the African Union in Mali […]
Former French PM warns against Polisario as a real threat to the Sahel
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
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 […]