Foreign Policy
- 3 days ago
How Russia’s Wagner Group Is Fueling Terrorism in Africa
Moscow’s scramble for valuable resources has come at the cost of regional security. By Colin P. Clarke, the director of research at the...
Foreign Policy
- 4 days ago
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still reverberating around the world—and setting the stage for more large-scale violence to come JANUARY...
The Guardian
- Sep 7, 2022
35 Civilians Killed in Convoy Blast in Burkina Faso
Governor of the Sahel region in restive north says military-led convoy carrying supplies was hit by improvised explosive device. Military...
Reuters
- Jul 19, 2022
Chad Sets Date for National Dialogue in August
By Mahamat Ramadane President of Chad Mahamat Idriss Deby gestures as he arrives for a meeting over security in the Sahel region at the...
UN News
- Jun 21, 2022
Thousands of Burkina Faso Massacre Survivors Need Aid
In Burkina Faso, UN humanitarians on Friday appealed to the international community for help, after attacks by armed groups forced...
Genocide Watch
- Jan 25, 2022
With Burkina Faso’s president ousted, West Africa faces ‘coup bloc’
By: Danielle Paquette (The Washington Post) DAKAR, Senegal — Mali. Chad. Guinea. Sudan. Even before Burkina Faso’s army declared Monday...
Arsene Kabore & Sam Mednick | AP
- Aug 18, 2021
Suspected extremists kill 47 in northern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Suspected Islamic extremists ambushed a convoy in northern Burkina Faso on Wednesday, killing at least...
Al Jazeera/AFP News Agency
- Aug 18, 2021
Militants kill 37 civilians in attack on Niger village
Government says 48 hours of national mourning to be observed after 37 people are killed by suspected rebels. Niger has declared 48 hours...
Human Rights Watch
- Aug 17, 2021
Niger: Surging Atrocities by Armed Islamist Groups
Over 420 Civilians Killed During Attacks, Massacres in 2021 (Bamako) – Islamist armed groups have killed over 420 civilians and driven...
Al Jazeera
- Aug 9, 2021
At least 51 killed in Mali rebel attacks: Officials
Gunmen riding on motorbikes attacked several villages late on Sunday, ‘shooting at anything that moved’, officials said. Gunmen have...
Deutsche Welle
- Aug 5, 2021
Chad: Dozens of soldiers dead after jihadi attack
Chadian soldiers were attacked while patrolling the volatile Lake Chad region. Both Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province...
