Deputy Ministers of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin and Yunus-Bek Yevkurov held a working meeting with the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Niger, Salifu Modi
![[Mali]: FAMa and Wagner forces reportedly dropped a barrel bomb from a helicopter on a nomadic camp in Aghalak (18.3902, 1.8233), Kidal, on December 30. The bomb did not explode and caused no casualties. A first in the country but current in Syria](https://sahel.liveuamap.com/pics/2024/01/02/22618535_0.png)
6 الشهر منذ[Mali]: FAMa and Wagner forces reportedly dropped a barrel bomb from a helicopter on a nomadic camp in Aghalak (18.3902, 1.8233), Kidal, on December 30. The bomb did not explode and caused no casualties. A first in the country but current in Syria
The UN mission Minusma officially ends 10 years of presence in Mali (AFP, spokesperson)
Islamic State seems to have stormed Menaka today, while FAMA sent airforce to support forces on the ground. A major battle occured, for now assessments are being made.ISGS might not publish anything for a long time, judging from recent Niger rampage and 2-months long silence
7 الشهر منذSahel Soum: yesterday, Nov 26, GAT JNIM attacked the town of Djibo. The material and human damage is enormous and impossible to assess at present. Airstrikes were also carried out against the attackers
8 الشهر منذThe Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces informs national and international opinion that the FAMa took up a position in the city of Kidal this Tuesday, November 14, 2023
8 الشهر منذKidal: Approximate location of one of this morning's drone strikes which caused victims among schoolchildren on a break and also small food sellers for this purpose.
8 الشهر منذKidal the toll of today's strike is increasing. Several civilians killed, including children. Kidal drone strike a few moments ago this 7/11/23 an injured civilian
8 الشهر منذIn Mali, UN peacekeepers in Kidal are destroying their own vehicles and abandoning base as other outposts are captured by Tuaregs/JNIM. The junta blames UN for ”compromising security by leaving too early”
Mali rebels claim takeover of vacated UN base near strategic town of Kidal: Separatist rebels in north on Tuesday claimed to have taken over an evacuated UN camp in the strategic town of Kidal
In northern Mali, Minusma accelerates its withdrawal from Kidal
وزارة الخارجية الأميركية تعلن عن تعليق معظم المساعدات الأميركية للغابون
فرنسا تكمل سحب قواتها من قاعدتها الشمالية في النيجر في إطار عملية المغادرة المخطط لها
Niger : @EUCouncil adopts a new dedicated framework for targeted sanctions to support stability, democracy and the rule of law, including the constitutional order, in the country
MINUSMA withdraws from Tessalit in Kidal region
8 الشهر منذPress release from the Poutchists on the attempted escape of President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife.
9 الشهر منذMINUSMA has declared the withdrawal of its troops from outposts in Kidal. The mission has stated that 111 soldiers from the Malian Armed Forces Battalion escorted them while they left their position.
Niger Niamey: A domestic gas depot reportedly caught fire, triggering a fire at a gas station on Boulevard Tanimoune
Heavy fighting in the Adanan Nakafar area west of Anafif
رئيس كوت ديفوار يقيل رئيس الوزراء الحسن وتارا ويحل الحكومة
At least 40 missing, 'presumed dead' in northwest Nigeria boat accident - official
Burkina Faso postpones elections indefinitely
French ambassador departs Niamey, Niger
9 الشهر منذMali's military junta postpones presidential elections due to take place in February 2024 for technical reasons; no new date yet set
Macron announces that France will end the military presence in Niger and withdraw the ambassador following the coup two weeks ago
The plane crashed while landing at the airport in Gao in eastern Mali, Malian news portal Malijet reported.
9 الشهر منذالتقى الوفد العسكري الروسي بممثلي المجلس العسكري في بوركينا فاسو
وافق مجلسا البرلمان البريطاني للتو على اقتراح وزير الداخلية بإضافة مجموعة فاغنر إلى قائمة المنظمات المحظورة.
Total collapse of the electrical grid in Nigeria has caused widespread blackouts across the largest economy in Africa
10 الشهر منذAl-Qaeda shows remains of a supposed Wagner helicopter they shot down in Sègou region Mali
