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Le Mali vit depuis plusieurs semaines dans des conditions de véritable blocus pétrolier. Les djihadistes attaquent les camions-citernes venant des pays voisins, volent les véhicules, kidnappent les chauffeurs. La pénurie de carburant augmente dans le
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Comme chaque semaine, le Brief de Jeune Afrique revient sur l’actualité de ces derniers jours : la résolution de l’ONU, 50 ans après la Marche verte, la crise du carburant qui paralyse le Mali, la
Metal scrap sourced from Syria and Libya’s wars feeds Turkey’s steel industry
Tainted metal scrap sourced from conflict zones can ultimately become finished steel used by some of Europe’s top firms. The Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism Association (SIRAJ) and El País co-published a set of
All Die Na Die: At The Heart Of Nigeria’s Soot Problem
Dark Skies The sun is not out today. The sun has not been out for days on Eagle Island. Surrounded by black water and dark skies, Eagle Island in the south of Port Harcourt, Rivers
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The Al-Qaeda-linked fighters fuse insurgency with economic warfare, extending a conflict that spills across borders. The jihadi group JNIM has been active in the Sahel for almost a decade. It recently caught the world’s attention
Analysis: Islamic State redoubles call for jihad in Sudan, urges foreign fighters to migrate
As news of more mass atrocities committed by the United Arab Emirates-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) circulates, the Islamic State has again called for jihad in Sudan. In this week’s Al Naba newsletter, the global
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A jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda is bringing the West African country of Mali near collapse as its forces largely control rural areas and are strangling fuel supplies to the capital, Bamako. It raises the
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This story documents live testimonies about the Iranian penetration in Sudan by Al-Hajj, Al-Liwa, Al-Dibalami and other sources that keep us from mentioning their names for their protection and for their safety, who agreed that
Jihadi fighters affiliated with al Qaeda close in on Mali’s capital, as instability grows across Sahel region
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