The United States welcomes the recent meeting in Dakar between the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and ECOWAS as a first, high-level public step toward cooperation between the two blocs. We support dialogue led by our regional partners to foster long-term stability and burden-sharing engagements in West Africa

Armed unidentified individuals attacked two passenger buses in northern Niger, according to AFP. The attack occurred near the city of Agadez. According to local media, the attackers were travelling in three vehicles and opened fire on the buses. Military personnel accompanying the convoy engaged them in a shootout. At least 11 passengers were killed, and several others were injured

Nigeria announces the registration of the first case of Ebola virus in the country

JNIM claims to have attacked a Malian army infantry patrol with a remote-controlled explosive device in Gouma, north of Djabali, Ségou region, on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Niger: The Islamic State in the Sahel (EIS) claims an attack against a Nigerien army patrol near the village of Faska, in the Dosso region, on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. According to the organization, 5 soldiers were killed and several others wounded. It also claims to have damaged a vehicle and seized a medium machine gun, a rocket launcher, 5 rifles, and 5 motorcycles

Chad - France : the Defense ministers of the two countries signed this Tuesday at the Élysée a declaration of intent on defense cooperation, in the presence of Presidents Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno and Emmanuel Macron. A new step in the rapprochement between Paris and N'Djamena

Mali: JNIM claims to have targeted a patrol of the Russian Africa Corps using a remote-controlled explosive device, between Kona and Kounsa, in the Mopti region, this Sunday, October 11, 2026 in the morning

Troops Repel Pre-Dawn Raid on FOB From ‘Over 100’ #Lakurawa Militants & Recover Weapons & Ammunition in Forward Operating Base Maiyama, #Kebbi State, #Nigeria

Burkina Faso: JNIM claimed, rifles and ammunition were seized two VDP points attack in Pensa and Katibougou

After a five-month absence Malian troops are back in the northern city of Kidal

Mali: The Tuareg rebel group FLA has announced its withdrawal from the city of Kidal. We can only assume JNIM has done the same

Burkina Faso: JNIM claims to have seized control of a Burkinabé military headquarters in Diapaga, in the Fada N'Gourma province, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.

Mali: airstrikes at Tessalit and north of Sofara and groups east of Nampala. The army announced that bases near Tessalit and north of Sofara and groups east of Nampala, were targeted in airstrikes

JNIM claims ambush against Africa Corps near Niono. The Group to Support Islam and Muslims (JNIM) claims to have targeted a patrol of Africa Corps north of Niono, in the Ségou region, yesterday morning

Amnesty documents war crimes attributed to the Malian army and Wagner Amnesty International states that it has documented at least 34 civilians executed between June 2023 and December 2025 in seven localities in the regions of Tombouctou, Ségou, and Mopti. According to the NGO, the victims, mostly from pastoral communities, were killed by gunfire, throats slit, or burned. The report, titled "No One Is Spared," denounces "war crimes" committed by the Malian army and its Russian Wagner auxiliaries, now rebranded as Africa Corps

Burkina Faso;s leader Traoré warns spies face execution:If we catch a spy again, the death penalty will be applied. The accomplices too

The JNIM announced this evening, September 22, 2026, that it has taken control of a military post of the Malian armed forces in Yanfolila, in the Sikasso region

An attack is currently underway against the city of Bla, capital of the district of the same name, in the Ségou region. The situation is being followed

Armed criminal gangs raided several villages in northwestern Nigeria's Zamfara state killing at least 15 people, local residents told AFP on Thursday

The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) in Mali has disclosed direct contacts with Russia's Africa Corps and called for dialogue with Turkey to help find a political solution to the country's crisis

Mauritania summons Iranian ambassador, lodges protest over "actions and movements inconsistent with diplomatic norms and traditions"

Russian Africa Corps personnel, reportedly alongside Mali's FAMa forces, allegedly burned several motorcycles belonging to Songhay civilians in Koïma, in the Gao region. The incident is described as part of a broader pattern of alleged abuses against civilians and their property in the area

Reuters confirms: 130 Malian soldiers killed in Dioura. According to Reuters, a security source confirms that 130 Malian soldiers were killed in the JNIM attack on the Dioura camp on September 10, 2026, while a diplomatic source cites approximately 120 deaths. This figure of 130 military deaths corresponds exactly to the toll we announced the day after the attack, based on our local sources.

Burkina Faso: Ousmane Dicko, JNIM'iyanê nîça li Burkina Faso, heta din dikire Manga Barry'ya dijî, ji nîça RTB'ê 12'ê sibatê 2026 gotine: li vîdeoyê heye, dide têkîþtirin ye, û jiþiya qadaþiyê berdewîþ dike

Rayedarên Nîjeryayê Fransa bi destpêkirina serhildaneke çekdarî di dawiya Tebaxê de tawanbar kirin. Di heman demê de, rayedarên Nîjeryayê ji Rûsyayê re ji bo alîkariya wê di aramkirina rewşê de spas kirin.

Wan êrîşî baregeheke hewayî û cihên hesas kirin. Nîjer li paytext Niyameyê serhildaneke leşkerî têk bir û di demekê de ku bloka Yekîtiya Sahelê şermezar kir, komek leşkeran girt.

AP ragihand ku piştî tepeserkirina serhildanekê li paytexta Nîjerê, Niamey, bi dehan personelên leşkerî hatine girtin. Li gorî AFPê, di operasyona parêzvanên serokatiyê de ji bo vegerandina Baregeha Hêza Hewayî 101, çend beşdarên serhildanê hatine kuştin.

JNIM îdîa dike ku herî kêm 7 leşker, di nav de kaptanek, roja Çarşemê 26ê Tebaxa 2026an, piştî ku karwanek hevbeş a artêşa Malî û Hêzên Afrîkayê yên Rûsyayê li nêzîkî gundê Er Antadjeft, rojhilatê bajarê Ber, li herêma Tombouctou, ketin kemînekê, hatin kuştin û 17 leşker jî birîndar bûn.

KIDAL: Hêzên Afrîqayê di 26ê Tebaxa 2026an de, derdora saet 3ê sibê, bi karanîna dronên Shahed, êrîşên asmanî li ser depoya sotemeniyê li Inafaraq, li herêma Kidal pêk anîn. Van êrîşan ziyanên madî yên girîng gihandin kelûpelên bazirganên herêmî. Li gorî çavkaniyên herêmî, di nav refên Artêşa Azad an JNIMê de ti windahiyên mirovî an leşkerî çênebûne.

Di pevçûna du otobusan de li başûrê Nîjerê 22 kes, di nav de 17 leşker, hatin kuştin û 37 kesên din jî birîndar bûn. Wezareta Veguhestinê ya Nîjeryayê diyar kir ku pevçûn bi qasî 50 kîlometreyan dûrî bajarokê Madawayê çêbûye û destnîşan kir ku yek ji otobusan leşkeran hildigirt. Wezaretê zêde kir ku ji bo diyarkirina şert û mercên qezayê lêpirsînek daye destpêkirin.