Violence in Mali: In the last 24hrs GATIA attacked by suspected ISGS militants in Ménaka region on the borders with Niger, a civilian vehicle struck an IED in Kidal Region, while JNIM militants clashed with Malian forces in Boni, Mopti Region. Sahel
Nigerian police said on Wednesday that eight suspected members of militant group Boko Haram they had arrested had confessed to involvement in the 2014 abduction of some 270 girls from the northeastern village of Chibok
Gunmen kill 14 civilians in northeast Mali village
Hundreds of Nigerian soldiers are missing after Boko Haram jihadists overran a military base in the country's northeast. The militants invaded a base holding more than 700 soldiers in Yobe state -- where they abducted over 100 girls from a school earlier this year -- in an hours-long onslaught Saturday night, a military source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Mali: A new massacre in the Meneka region where 12 civilians from the Iboghilitane community were killed by armed men, today 15 July in Injangalane, a locality located about 60 km west of the city of Meneka, on the axis of Ansongo
Nigeria's ruling APC party splits over President Buhari
1 month agoAn attack by militias on Sunday in Bombou, Central Mali, killed multiple civilians in horrendous circumstances. Peuhl organisation Pinal shares images of destroyed houses and list of victims
1 month agoJNIM claims suicide bombing on French troops in Gao
Al Qaeda-linked group claims attack on French troops in Mali
1 month agoFrench VBCI IFV was badly damaged in today attacked in Gao, Likely "big" SVBIED
Mali: Accumulating reports provide a provisional toll of 6 dead French Barkhane soldiers, if confirmed it would be the deadliest attack against French forces ever in Mali
1 month agoMali: Heavy explosion followed by gunfire in Gao, Barkhane forces reported as being the target
Source of North South Journal: 4 Malian soldiers killed in the explosion of a mine in Koro this Saturday morning.
1 month agoMali: Katibat (Brigade) Salah Eddine pledged allegiance to IS and joined ISGS earlier this year released short video supposedly during clashes with MSA and GATIA. Sahel
At least six dead when Islamist militants armed with rockets and explosives raided the headquarters of G5 Sahel military taskforce in central Mali
"Shortly after Friday prayers, a suicide bomber in a vehicle painted with UN colours blew up at the entrance to the G5 base in Sevare. It was a huge blast," a military source in the G5 Sahel force told AFP
Six dead in attack on G5 Sahel force headquarters in Mali: hospital source
1 month agoMali: Ongoing attack in Sevare, Mopti, heavy explosion (not excluding SVBIED) followed by gunfire, Sevare harbors the headquarters of the G5Sahel-Force
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Mali: Attack against G5 Sahel HQ. Strong explosion followed by automatic gunfire.
DefeatDaesh @Coalition gets 72nd nation and 5th international organization: welcome Republic of Guinea and Community of Sahel Saharan States. Global Coalition committed to achieving peace and stability through global efforts After Daesh
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari calls for calm after 86 people are killed in an attack by suspected nomadic herders against farming communities in the restive central state of Plateau
At least five people were killed and six others injured in a nighttime Boko Haram raid and suicide attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria
1 month agoMap: Attacks claimed by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Nigeria oil minister, on easing oil output cuts, says all options are on the tabke
Dutch to end troop contribution to UN mission in Mali
2 month agoMali: In @EtatMajorFR's latest roundup, it detailed the events on June 12 in Timbuktu, stating that in addition to mortar shells targeting the MINUSMA camp, some ten assailants also attempted to penetrate the camp perimeter, no casualties or damages
Nigeria - The Nigerian Army killed 23 BokoHaram militants and recovered weapons during a clearance operation
European Union looking to expand military presence in the Sahel, per @eu_eeas Deputy Secretary General for CSDP Pedro Serrano, noting already 500 troops in Mali
The Chinese contingent of MINUSMA has just been attacked in the city of Gao by armed individuals wanting to seized the vehicle. A Chinese soldier is dead.
Latest news from Sahel region: The Sahel part of Africa includes (from west to east) parts of northern Senegal, southern Mauritania, central Mali, northern Burkina Faso, the extreme south of Algeria, Niger, the extreme north of Nigeria, central Chad, central and southern Sudan, the extreme north of South Sudan, Eritrea, Cameroon, Central African Republic and extreme north of Ethiopia.
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