Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise on the fragile Sahel region’s “natural stopover point” to Europe on trafficking routes from South America, but authorities with
Military regimes have turned the Sahel into a ‘black hole’ of information
In the central Sahel, journalists and reporters have seen their working conditions deteriorate ever since they were taken over by military juntas, international organisations marking World Press Freedom Day on Friday have found. Mali, Burkina
Security agencies kill suspected IPOB bomb expert – Official
Combined security agencies have killed a suspected bomb expert of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Nigeria’s South-east. The spokesperson of the Nigerian army, Onyema Nwachukwu,
Egypt, Kuwait Call for End to External Interference in Sudan
In a diplomatic move aimed at ending the conflict, Egypt and Kuwait announced their rejection of foreign interference in the ongoing conflict in Sudan and called on the warring parties to stop the fighting that
Which Coastal State Will Provide The Sahelian Confederation With Reliable Access To The Sea?
Nigeria can always return to blackmailing that bloc on whatever pretext, while Mauritania lacks the infrastructure to facilitate this, and Morocco is unlikely to resolve its dispute with the Polisario Front. Trans-Saharan trade can’t be
The Sahel’s ‘Axis of Resistance’
The African Sahel is revolting against western neocolonialism – ejecting foreign troops and bases, devising alternative currencies, and challenging the old multinationals. Multipolarity, after all, cannot flower without resistance paving its path. The emergence of
Au Mali, les groupes séparatistes forment une nouvelle coalition
Le Cadre stratégique permanent pour la défense du peuple de l’Azawad est présidé par Bilal Ag-Acherif, adversaire historique de Bamako. Les principaux groupes séparatistes qui affrontent les forces gouvernementales dans le nord du Mali ont
Armed groups besieging towns in northeastern Mali driving residents, many children, to hunger
A humanitarian crisis is worsening in northeastern Mali where armed groups linked to Islamic State have besieged major towns leaving residents including some 80,000 children vulnerable to malnutrition, locals and an aid group warned Wednesday.
Mali : dix miliciens pro-régime tués par des jihadistes dans le nord
Dix miliciens membres d’une coalition de groupes armés alliée du régime de Bamako ont été tués lundi par des jihadistes dans le nord du Mali, où l’armée est aux prises avec divers groupes jihadistes et
MALI: Des groupes armés déposent leurs armes et équipements, un signe d’espoir pour la paix
Des groupes armés, lassés d’un conflit fratricide sans issue, ont pris la décision courageuse de déposer leurs armes et équipements auprès des forces armées maliennes (FAMa). Cette initiative salutaire, qui s’est déroulée à Aguelhoc dans