Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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 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
Countries 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