The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), led by Gibril Ibrahim, has confirmed that the Juba peace groups reached an agreement on the protection of civilians with the Chief of Staff of the Sudan Liberation Movement
German priest abducted in Mali in 2022 freed: officials
A German Catholic priest, Father Hans-Joachim Lohre, who disappeared in Mali in November 2022 and was thought to have been kidnapped, has been released, two archdiocesan and government officials said on Sunday. “The priest Hans-Joachim
Three Sahel military govts meet to strengthen AES alliance, seen as tool for legitimacy
Military juntas from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have recently met to strengthen the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), pledging security and political collaborations, which some analysts describe as an attempt to legitimize
Au Mali, Wagner hisse son drapeau sur le fort de Kidal
Une semaine après leur entrée dans le fief des rebelles indépendantistes, des mercenaires russes ont fait flotter leur étendard noir sur le fort de la ville. Tout un symbole, qui vient contredire le discours officiel
Sudanese army, RSF engage in fierce clashes in Khartoum
On Thursday, the Sudanese Army Air Force intensified its air sorties south of Khartoum, while the intensity of artillery shelling between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) increased in several areas of Khartoum,
Niger : Visite officielle du Général Tiani au Mali et au Burkina
Le Général de Brigade Abdourahamane Tiani, à la tête du Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie (CNSP), effectue une visite officielle à partir de ce jeudi 23 novembre 2023, à Bamako, au Mali,
Translators for German UN troops in Mali fear Taliban-style fate
Translators who work for German peacekeepers in Mali have told the BBC they fear for their lives as the UN mission winds up its mission in the West African country. The 19 interpreters wrote to
Sudan’s al-Burhan holds talks with Ethiopian PM and African Union chief
Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan travelled to Ethiopia on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in his country with Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy and African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki. Al-Burhan’s visit
How Africa’s Sahel Region Is Becoming a Media Desert
Last month, French journalist Olivier Dubois, who was held hostage in Mali for over a year, was finally released, but foreign and local journalists working in the Sahel tell VOA that press freedoms continue to
‘Six days of terror’ in West Darfur: Ethnically-based attacks on the rise
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has voiced alarm over reports of another ethnically motivated mass attack in the Darfur region of Sudan, amidst the ongoing conflict between the national army and a rival military