UN officials say crisis is ‘unparalleled’, urge more funding to address humanitarian situation. A record 29 million people in six countries of the unrest-hit Sahel region are in need of humanitarian assistance in the face

UN officials say crisis is ‘unparalleled’, urge more funding to address humanitarian situation. A record 29 million people in six countries of the unrest-hit Sahel region are in need of humanitarian assistance in the face
A military operation this week by Malian and French forces in war-torn central Mali eliminated 26 militants, the Sahel state’s army said on Tuesday. Mali’s military command said in a statement that the operation took
The journalists were filming a documentary about anti-poaching activities in the Western African nation with a well-known ranger when their convoy was ambushed. Two Spanish journalists making a documentary about anti-poaching efforts and an Irish
Thousands protested and two people were killed in Chad Tuesday in demonstrations against the rule of a transitional military council headed by the son of the late President Idriss Deby Itno, who died last week.
Fighting between the army and jihadists in the Lake Chad region on Tuesday left at least 12 Chadian dead, a provincial governor told AFP. Mahamat Fadoul Mackaye said 40 Islamist fighters were also killed following
Somalia’s president early Wednesday bowed to growing opposition to his extended stay in office, urging a return to negotiations on the country’s delayed election and vowing that the sight of rival soldiers clashing in the
Les trois Européens disparus après une attaque lundi dans l’Est du Burkina Faso – deux Espagnols et un Irlandais – “ont été exécutés par les terroristes”, a annoncé mardi à l’AFP un haut responsable des
Une opération conjointement menée par l’armée malienne et les forces françaises de Barkhane a permis d’éliminer un groupe de 26 jihadistes dans le centre du pays, a indiqué mardi l’état-major malien. Quelque 26 jihadistes ont
Depuis une dizaine de jours, l’Iswap, la faction de Boko Haram affiliée à l’État islamique, multiplie les attaques contre plusieurs localités dans les États de Borno et de Yobe. Ces attaques perturbent fortement le quotidien
Le dirigeant, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, s’adressera au Parlement samedi afin d’« obtenir son approbation pour le processus électoral ». Les tensions politiques enflent depuis la fin du mandat du président somalien. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, mis