MINUSMA withdraws from Tessalit in Kidal region
1 year agoPress release from the Poutchists on the attempted escape of President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife.
1 year agoMINUSMA 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
The President of Côte d'Ivoire dismisses Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara and dissolves the government
At least 40 missing, 'presumed dead' in northwest Nigeria boat accident - official
Burkina Faso postpones elections indefinitely
French ambassador departs Niamey, Niger
1 year agoMali'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.
1 year agoRussian military delegation met with representatives of Burkina Faso junta
Both Houses of UK Parliament have just approved the Home Secretary's motion to add the Wagner Group to a list of proscribed terrorist organisations
Total collapse of the electrical grid in Nigeria has caused widespread blackouts across the largest economy in Africa
1 year agoAl-Qaeda shows remains of a supposed Wagner helicopter they shot down in Sègou region Mali
The head of the Transitional Council in Mali stresses to Putin the necessity of resolving the situation in Niger through political and diplomatic means
DOD is preparing to cut its presence in Niger nearly in half in the next few weeks, as troops move out of Niamey amid widespread protests, according to 2 DOD officials. Would be the 1st major movement of U.S. forces out of Niger since a July coup
US official sources: Reducing the drones' sorties from the American base in Niger since the coup
French government spokesman: There are discussions with officials in Niger to coordinate on the ground
Jitender Sachdeva, founder and Group President, Skipper Seil Group, announcing plans to invest $1.6B into Nigeria, in the power sector, over the next 2 years. Says he’s been doing business in Nigeria for 25 years, across healthcare, power and defence
Prime Minister of the putschist government in Niger: Talks are underway for the "quick" withdrawal of French forces
Niger reopens its airspace after a nearly month-long closure
1 year agoRussian Deputy Defense Minister Evkurov returned to Syria after visits to Mali, Burkina-Faso, Central African Republic
1 year agoJNIM AQIM claims "the bombing of Timbuktu airport this Wednesday morning sanctuary of Wagner's mercenaries and soldiers of the traitor Goïta"
EU Foreign Minister: We are moving forward with sanctions against Niger
The President of Nigeria: We follow the developments in Gabon closely and we have deep concern about the political and social stability there
1 year agoMali: JNIM militants increase their pressure around Timbuktu. 26/08 Projection of 2 mortar shells causing 1 death and 3 injuries including 1 serious. 27/08 Burning of a truck transporting fuel. The militants block the road coming from Mauritania. Only small vehicles can pass as well as women and children. The impact is felt on the prices of fuel and basic foodstuffs (increase of 50 to 100%)
A source in the military council in Niger rejects France's threat and affirms commitment to protecting the French diplomatic mission
ECOWAS invites the Nigerien putschists to meet in a neutral place
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