Sahel & West Africa

6+ hour, 38+ min ago   (425+ words) A large-scale attack on a central army base in Mali last week killed at least 50 soldiers and five Russian Africa Corps paramilitaries, security and local sources told AFP Monday. Thursday's assault on the Dioura military camp, which was claimed by…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (599+ words) Libya’s internationally recognised government has denied claims that Ukraine is using its territory to launch drone attacks against Russian vessels, pushing back against reports that the Russia-Ukraine war is spilling deeper into North Africa. The Government of National Unity’s Ministry…...

18+ hour, 11+ min ago   (315+ words) An elite group of Ukrainian drone operators is hunting Russians from desert dugouts across Africa, as Kyiv wages a proxy war to bleed strongman Vladimir Putin’s global army. Moscow has deployed about 5,000 troops across Mali, Sudan and Libya to back…...

20+ hour, 45+ min ago   (970+ words) The attempted power grab has exposed deep grievances within the army and tested Niger’s ties with its Sahelian allies. Niamey, Niger – The failed mutiny in Niger has shown the extent to which President Abdourahamane Tiani now relies on Russian support…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (320+ words) news.radioalgerie.dz Sahrawi President Calls for "Accelerating" the Decolonization Process in Western Sahara Sahrawi President Brahim Ghali has called for "accelerating" the decolonization process in Western Sahara to prevent potentially dangerous repercussions for regional and international peace and security,…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (876+ words) Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks brought al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden to the forefront of global attention, the organization has been significantly weakened by years of counterterrorism operations. Despite the group's fall from public view, its…...

1+ day, 51+ min ago   (991+ words) The reported fall of the military position at Dioura in Ténenkou Circle, Mopti Region, is more than another battlefield setback for Mali. It is a warning that the country’s security crisis is increasingly spreading beyond the traditional conflict zones and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (748+ words) The removal of Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou as Chief of Staff of the Nigerien Armed Forces marks far more than a routine change at the top of the military hierarchy. It may represent the opening phase of a deeper restructuring…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1183+ words) mironline.ca How Russia Manufactures Legitimacy in the Sahel Hundreds of AI-generated music videos have recently swarmed the internet, featuring global celebrities such as Rihanna singing odes to Burkina Faso’s military ruler. Although the creators of these videos remain largely…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (555+ words) The terrorist organization al-Qaeda is regrouping in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan 25 years after the 9/11 attacks in the United States, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. The report, based on information from U.S. and other Western security officials as well as the United Nations,…...