Gunfire has been heard near the home of embattled Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, adding to fears that a military coup might be under way. Hours earlier, mutinous soldiers seized a military base
Burkina Faso: the government decrees a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
3 year agoConfirmed: Internet has been disrupted in BurkinaFaso from Sunday morning ~10 am. The incident comes amid reports of gunfire at military barracks and a possible coup. The disruption is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground.
Attack on a French camp in Mali kills a soldier and injures 9 others
3 year agoDeath in combat of Brigadier Alexandre Martin on 01/22 in Gao, Mali
Paris announces the death of a French soldier in Mali
Burkina Faso govt confirms 'shootings', denies army takeover
3 year agoBurkina: sounds of gunfire in front of the Laminzana military camp in Ouagadougou
3 year agoMali Gao according to local source rockets were fired at the Barkhane camp in Gao. No clear report on the issue, Barkhane forces are responding to the attack
3 year agoSpeaking of attacks on Christians in the Chibok area, ISWAP also published a photo report from Kautikari (just a couple of kilometers northeast of Pemi), pretty much confirming what it had claimed initially
Radio Ndarason reported the death of a vigilante and the abduction of 16 girls in the village of Pemi, near Chibok, on Thursday
Gao: an alleged assassin picked up by the security forces
Bird flu outbreak strikes Kaduna poultry farms
FAMA offensive: The army announces several blows to terrorist groups
Mali -Mopti This 19/01 three (3) fighters of the katiba du macina were killed during an exchange of fire with the FaMa at Diondiori in the circle of Tenenkou. The attackers were surprised by the army in the middle of collecting zakat
AFP: 4 French soldiers were wounded in the explosion of an explosive device in northern Burkina Faso
Sahel-"Nothing will change about our commitment to support France in these efforts" on counterterrorism in the region, per @PentagonPresSec, asked about France changing its force posture "As their needs change, we'll adapt our support"
Troops kill 3 militants, rescue 8 victims in Kaduna communities
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has said banditry will not end soon in his state because of individuals using insecurity to score political point and justify their views that government is not serious about bringing a halt to the crisis
3 year agoTwo CJTF members were killed by an IED in the area of Dikwa. It hasn't been claimed by ISWAP yet, but we should expect them to claim the incident soon
Mali: Popular demonstrations on Friday denounced the sanctions adopted by ECOWAS against the military junta and French support for the organization.
Burkina Faso: 9 civilians were killed on Saturday in an attack perpetrated by unidentified armed men in the locality of Namssiguian in the Center-North of Burkina Faso, according to the Burkina Information Agency (AIB)
At least 10 civilians killed in Burkina Faso attack: security sources
3 year agoNigeria: Gunmen attempted to storm Yamarkumi, a village 5 km from the town of Biu in the southern part of Borno State, at 3 p.m. and were repelled by the army, who reportedly killed several activists
Today, ISWAP invaded Kautikari (southeast of Chibok) and wreaked havoc for three hours. Three people were killed and many were injured. It seems similar to other recent attacks in Chibok LGA.
3 year agoIn this week's al-Naba', ISWAP reported a new attack - more mortar shelling, in this case, of the Damasak base on New Year's Day, apparently during the celebrations in the town, related to the reopening of a market in the town
US role is to "enable, support & build the capacity, particularly of our Sahel ian & also broader int'l partners" per @StateDept's Gonzales "It's a multi-dimensional challenge requiring a multi-dimensional response" he adds, noting important of state & local governance
EU will fall in line with ECOWAS sanctions on Mali, Borrell says
3 year agoLithuania's Minister of National Defence: At the meeting of EU Defence Ministers we are talking a lot about EU missions and operations, also, the destabilising effect of Russian Wagner's mercenaries. In fact, Wagner are the same 'little green men' who help Russia to expand its spheres of influence in the world
They attacked the convoy and abducted an unspecified number and one person was said to have been killed. The people were on their way to Kano and Kaduna
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
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