Jihadist groups using Sahel mines for cash, power: NGO
Abidjan – Jihadist groups behind deadly violence in the Sahel over the past decade are increasingly exploiting mines to... Read more
23 Jul
Not just a hideout: Sahel forests provide base for jihadists
Dakar – Along Mali’s National Route 6, a major thoroughfare connecting the capital to the country’s centre, the army... Read more
22 Jun
Growing insecurity in Benin’s north challenges next president
Cotonou – Former park ranger Boniface remembers the time he used to set up cameras to monitor wildlife in... Read more
9 Apr
Last French troops bow out of Niger
Niamey — The last French troops withdrew from Niger on Friday, in the latest blow to more than a... Read more
23 Dec, 2023
Most trafficked Sahel firearms are from national armies, says UN
Dakar – Sahel countries need to do more to fight the trafficking of firearms, which largely originate from national... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Russia’s Sergei Lavrov Lavrov vows aid for West Africa’s jihadist fight
Bamako – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday pledged assistance to West African states battling jihadists, as Moscow... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
Ghana braces as Sahel war spills into Gulf of Guinea
Bawku – Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana’s northern border, Alima can see her hamlet, lying... Read more
6 Feb, 2023
UN sounds alarm on trafficked medicines in the Sahel
Dakar – Up to 50 percent of medicines in West Africa are substandard or fake, the UN warned Tuesday... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Climate change fuelled rains behind deadly Nigeria floods: study
Paris – Heavy rains behind floods that killed over 600 people in Nigeria this year were about 80 times... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
World Bank asks Sahel nations to diversify economies
Abidjan – The World Bank on Monday urged five West African countries to diversify their economies to adapt to... Read more
20 Sep, 2022
