Mali jihadist leader in secret talks with northern groups
Dakar – A powerful al-Qaeda-affiliated leader in the Sahel has been in secret talks with armed groups in northern... Read more
1 Feb
Jihadist raid halts operations at Mozambique ruby mine
Maputo – London-listed ruby mining giant Gemfields said on Thursday it has ceased operations at a mine in northern... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Blast kills seven in north Togo, says army
Lome – An explosion in northern Togo has killed seven people, the military said on Sunday, without giving further... Read more
11 Jul, 2022
Niger says bloody jihadist attack crushed
Niamey – Boko Haram fighters have killed a Niger soldier, the government said on Monday, claiming to have eliminated... Read more
5 Jul, 2022
Mali jihadists claim to capture fighter with Russia’s Wagner
Bamako – A jihadist group in Mali on Monday claimed to have captured a fighter from the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Niger MPs to vote on foreign troop presence
Niamey – Niger’s MPs will on Friday for the first time debate the presence of foreign forces fighting jihadists in the... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
At least 17 killed in jihadist-linked attacks in Nigeria
Kano – Seventeen people have been killed in suspected jihadist attacks in northern Nigeria, where a more than decade-long Islamist... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Mali junta says sticking to two-year transition
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta announced on Thursday the launch of a two-year transition “process” before elections are held, in... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Chad rebels accuse junta of ‘dragging out’ Doha talks
N’Djamena – Armed Chadian rebel groups on Thursday accused N’Djamena of “deliberately dragging out” talks in Qatar that are designed... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Niger minister held in embezzlement probe
Niamey – Niger’s communications minister has been detained in a high-profile embezzlement case dating from when he ran a state corporation,... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
