Spanish Man Heading Home After Mali Kidnapping Ordeal
A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border region was heading home on Wednesday as Madrid ...
West Africa’s junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising ...
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Sahel Alliance: United Defense Against Extremism
Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have formed a joint 5,000-strong military force to combat extremist violence in the Sahel region. After expelling French forces, the countries now rely on Russia's ...
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Alliance of Sahel States to form 5,000-troop military unit
Three junta-ruled countries in Africa's Sahel region will join forces to create a 5,000-strong unit to fight the jihadist violence that has for years plagued the nations.
South Africa consumer inflation rises to 3.0% y/y in December
South Africa's headline consumer inflation rose to 3.0% year on year in December from 2.9% in November , data from the ...
Junta-led Sahel states ready joint force of 5,000 troops, says minister
A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled ...
Sahel Countries To Create Joint Anti-jihadist Force
Three junta-ruled countries in Africa's Sahel region will join forces to create a 5,000-strong unit to fight the jihadist violence that has for years plagued the nations, officials said on Tuesday.
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Sahel's Crisis and the Imperative of Regional Collaboration [opinion]
Security in the Sahel, one of the world's most dynamic regions, requires concerted effort by all concerned countries.More effort and investment must be directed toward international cross-border ...
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Sahel States have a ‘deep misunderstanding of their economic problems’ – Robertson
From the Sahel ECOWAS impasse to the expected disruption coming with US President Donald Trump’s second term, economist ...
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Africa’s 6,000-kilometre corridor that’s one of the most dangerous places on Earth
Welcome to The Sahel, the region directly below the Sahara that stretches from Africa’s west coast to its east. It is a region that millions are desperate to escape (or already have done), where ...
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How the Sahel junta is responding to climate change amid political isolation
Torrential rains during the Sahel’s rainy season (July to September) caused widespread flooding, displacing millions and submerging tens of thousands of hectares of cropland across Burkina Faso ...
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Analysis: Turkey and JNIM: Jihadist messaging signals possible conflict between 2 ascending forces in central Sahel
After years of Turkey progressively asserting its position in the central Sahel, recent months have seen Jamaat Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (The Group for Support of Islam and Muslims, JNIM), Al ...