3 month agoThe Malian army and Wagner at inAfarak -10km from the border with Algeria, which marks a considerable capacity for outreach, especially with the potential capacity for drone support from Kidal and a real logistical obstacle for the rebel movements in the north
3 month agoToday, IS Greater Sahara released a photoset of the attack in Takanamat (with four bodies visible)
3 month agoMali: JNIM AQMI announces "the blockade of Douma after an investigation and irrefutable evidence indicating that the inhabitants harbor and help Wagner and the apostate army to kill and spoil. We warn against any approach or aid to the inhabitants of this village"
Reuters writes on the jihadi jailbreak in Niger saying there were inmates belonging to JNIM and Islamic State from both ISGS and ISWAP. Overnight reports said over 200 jihadists might have fled with weapons and vehicles taken from prison guards
4 month agoThe military governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday marked their divorce from the rest of West Africa, as they signed a treaty setting up a confederation between them
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger sign 'confederation' treaty: statement
Niger - Arrival of CNSP leader Gen. Tiani at the International Conference Center Mahatma Gandhi in Niamey for the AES summit. BurkinaFaso's Trans. President Traore arrived yesterday evening, Mali's Trans. President Goita landed in Niamey just 1.5 hours ago. RTN/Tele Sahel
4 month agoBurkinaFaso: capture of another video from Noaka Kaya in which dozens of corpses are visible scattered on the ground and in the holes/trenches which are part of the defense system submerged by the JNIM AQMIBurkinaFaso taken from the VDP base of Noaka by the JNIM AQIM on 26.06 "30 dead" video cut to hide the bodies on the ground
4 month agoAl-Qaeda in Sahel (JNIM) claims responsibility for the attack on a Burkinabe VDP militias headquarters in Noka, killing over 30 pro-junta militants. Another great casualty attack from JNIM across Mali, Burkina and now getting hot in Niger also
4 month agoMultiple explosions rock N'Djamena, Chad, as authorities report fire at military ammunition depot on city's north side
An armed opposition group in Niger claims an attack on a Chinese-run pipeline
BurkinaFaso: images of the attack on Mansila on the border with Niger by the JNIM AQMI, no official assessment either by the army or by the jihadists for the moment
4 month agoMali: among the important indicators of activity of jihadist groups is the ability to return to the scene after an IED. Here the jihadists of JNIM AQMI on the Farabougou - Sokolo road we notice the state of the vehicle, demonstration of a controlled charge direction
Nigeria gunmen kill 50 in raid on northwest village, residents say
Lavrov arrived in the Republic of Chad on his first ever visit
The Russian Federation will additionally supply Burkina Faso with military products, Lavrov said.
The Russian Federation will increase the number of military instructors in Burkina Faso, Lavrov said.
Mali: around twenty civilians killed by armed men in the center
Senegalese Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, raises the possibility of closing French military bases in the country. He has promised to strengthen closer ties with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger who kicked out French troops
Pentagon orders all US combat troops to withdraw from Niger
US Secretary of Defense: We will withdraw our forces from Niger
The US military has withdrawn troops from a French military base in Chad after the country demanded they leave last month, and have relocated to Germany, a Pentagon spokesperson and other sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Wednesday
Dozens of US speical forces will withdraw from Chad, NYT reports, as Washington influence in the coup-prone region is waning rapidly
6 month agoJNIM AQMI accuses the army and Wagner of new abuses in several localities of Koulikoro: 3 massacres on April 17, 38 civilians including from Mauritania houses burned and livestock stolen
U.S. tells Niger it will withdraw 1,000 American military personnel from the West African country in the coming months. upending United States counterterrorism and security policy in the tumultuous Sahel region of Africa
A Russian ship carrying weapons and logistic equipment to Moscow’s Africa Legion arrived in the Libyan eastern port of Tobruk, sources say
6 month agoNiger (Sahel): ISIS carried out an attack on trucks carrying vehicles belonging to UN Peacekeeping Forces in Téra, Tillabéri Region. As a result seemingly at least two SouthAfrica-made flag-zaflag-za BAE Systems RG-33L 6x6 armored vehicles (MMPVs) were set on fire by IS militants
On April 10, 100 Russian military instructors arrived in Niger. They delivered to the country military equipment for the latest generation air defense system purchased from the Russian Federation, local state television channel RTN reported.
Mali's junta bans the media from reporting on political activities in the country
In Mali, the junta suspends the activities of political parties and associations
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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