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