Niger: three days of mourning after mosque attack kills 44
Authorities have blamed the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate. The...
Al Jazeera
2 days ago
Niger’s ruling junta tightens its grip on power
Niger’s military junta tightens control, silencing dissent, detaining opponents, and ruling by decree. Civil liberties erode as...
Vinciane Joly | La Croix
Mar 20
Burkina Faso army accused of torturing and Killing civilians
By Abdullahi Jimoh Burkina Faso’s military and allied militias allegedly tortured and massacred civilians in a retaliatory attack in the...
Northern Mali rebels say army killed 24 civilians
By Reuters Three Russian mercenaries in Northern Mali (Source: Al Jazeera) A Tuareg-dominated rebel alliance in northern Mali accused...
Reuters
Feb 21
Why Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso
Ed Butler for the BBC World Service Burkina Faso's military is struggling to defeat jihadists who have taken control of much territory...
Niger’s junta fails to defeat ISIS jihadists
Islamic State affiliate expands control since 2023 coup, killing hundreds of civilians and enslaving women, as media ban allows regime to...
Teachers risk death to keep Burkina Faso’s schools open
Conflict has forced a fifth of the country’s schools to close. One teacher, determined to keep working despite threats from marauding...
Lakurawa, Fulani Jihadists, attack on Nigeria-Niger border
Strained relations between Abuja and Niamey have disrupted joint military patrols and allowed the armed group to expand. By Shola Lawal...
Shola Lawal | Al-Jazeera
Jan 26
Jihadists intensify attacks in West African Sahel
Sahel sliding Into darkness: Al-Qaeda and Islamic State intensify attacks TruthNigeria January 23, 2025 By Mike Odeh James and Luka...
Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village, killing over 100
By Haruna Umar Bodies of people killed by suspected Boko Haram Islamist extremists are transported for burial, in Tarmuwa, northeast...
Associated Press 1
Sep 4, 2024
Former Guinean president guilty of crimes against humanity
The conviction of Moussa Dadis Camara and other leaders came in a landmark trial centered on the massacre and mass rape of protesters by...
Washington Post
Jul 31, 2024
Mali's Tuareg rebels claim victory over army, Russia's Wagner
Tuareg separatists say they ‘obliterated’ enemy columns and seized a large amount of equipment and weapons. This undated photograph...
Al Jazeera
Jul 29, 2024
