A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who now hold sway
‘Mines and protests’: Niger’s uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France
For years, France choreographed the politics of the Sahel with soldiers and secret deals. Today, the tables have turned For half a century, Niger’s plains fed France’s atomic dreams. The uranium pulled from the ground
Sahel terror group JNIM hits Nigeria for the first time – a sign of expansion plans
Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed its first attack in Nigeria on 28 October. The strike, in the north of Kwara State near the Benin border, left one soldier dead. The Sahel-based group says
Families gunned down, held at ransom as they flee Darfur’s killing fi…
Families gunned down as they huddled for safety. Young children weeping over their mother’s body in the desert. Doctors seized for ransom and executed. Such are the stories trickling out of El Fashir, the Sudanese
France is a state sponsor of terror, AES countries declare
“Nostalgic for the colonial era and concerned by the loss of influence in Sahel”, France is intent on destabilizing the AES by providing intelligence, “logistical support, arms and ammunition” to the terrorist groups, Mali, Burkina
Pourquoi Trump veut-il intervenir militairement au Nigeria sous prétexte de sauver les chrétiens ?
Le président américain Donald Trump a annoncé avoir ordonné au Pentagone de se préparer à une éventuelle intervention militaire au Nigeria si le gouvernement nigérian persistait à tolérer le massacre de chrétiens, comme il l’a
Terror Attacks Rise in Niger as Junta Focuses on Regime Security
Villagers gathered for evening prayers at the mosque in Manda, Niger, on June 20. Soon after, the killers arrived. Terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State group (IS) slaughtered 70 worshippers at the mosque. The handful
Burkina Faso: Islamist Armed Groups Massacre Civilians
Two Islamist armed groups have killed several dozen civilians in three separate attacks in northern Burkina Faso since May. Since the start of their insurgency in Burkina Faso in 2016, the Islamist armed groups have
JNIM Attacks in Western Mali Reshape Sahel Conflict
The Maçina Liberation Front (FLM) launched a series of seven simultaneous attacks spanning hundreds of kilometers in western Mali in border towns near Senegal and Mauritania on July 1, 2025. This represented a dramatic shift
Mali’s Potential Fall To Terrorists Could Result In Another French-Led Intervention
The dual pretexts of crushing the world’s latest caliphate and averting another 2015-like migrant crisis could suffice for rallying the public around a French-led mission for restoring Western influence in the region. The Wall Street