Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire are pushing local gold refining as global certification rules complicate expansion
West Africa gold refineries face global certification hurdle Read More »
Violence and school closures deny nearly two million children access to education across the Sahel
Sahel violence keeps nearly two million children out of school Read More »
Armed groups are tightening their grip across the Sahel, raising fears of deeper fragmentation in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
Armed groups deepen fears of partition across Africa’s Sahel Read More »
JNIM militants ambushed a Russian military convoy in central Mali, killing at least four fighters
Four Russian fighters killed in Al-Qaeda ambush in Mali Read More »
Sahel alliance seeks wider diplomatic recognition as Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger coordinate at the UN
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger push for wider recognition at UN Read More »
Amnesty says Mali’s military and Russian mercenaries executed civilians in attacks amounting to war crimes
Mali army and Wagner accused of killing 34 civilians Read More »
Swiftair fined €225,000 after French court finds it guilty over 2014 Mali crash that killed 116
French court convicts Swiftair over Mali crash that killed 116 Read More »
Poor training and civilian abuses undermine the Sahel’s reliance on militias to fight insurgents
Sahel militias struggle to halt militant advances Read More »
A militant raid on Mali’s Djenné junction exposes the vulnerability of key transport routes
Mali faces mounting pressure to secure vital roads Read More »
Escalating militant attacks in Tillabéri threaten security near Niger’s capital, Niamey
Niger’s Tillabéri emerges as security flashpoint near Niamey Read More »
