Insecurity has risen sharply in the Sahel in recent months. Between late May and early June, major attacks claimed by Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS)
Mali gold refinery: Military ruler Gen Assimi Goïta hails construction as assertion of ‘economic sovereignty’
Mali’s military junta has started building a gold refinery in partnership with a Russian conglomerate, the Yadran Group. The project would embody the West African nation’s assertion of its “economic sovereignty”, and ensure the nation
Tortures et disparitions forcées : plongée dans les prisons secrètes de Wagner au Mali – Forbidden Stories
Depuis leur arrivée au Mali en 2021, les mercenaires russes de Wagner ont kidnappé et détenu des centaines de civils sur d’anciennes bases de l’ONU et dans des camps militaires partagés avec l’armée malienne. Dans
Ethiopian intel. chief visits Port Sudan
Director General of the Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service, Redwan Hussein, and the Prime Minister’s Advisor on East African Affairs, Getachew Reda, delivered a message from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to the Commander-in-chief of
Mali Cabinet Backs Bill To Extend Junta Leader’s Term
Mali’s cabinet has adopted a bill that could pave the way for the ruling junta’s leader to remain in power for at least five more years without an election. The measure next heads to the
Somalia: ISIS Remains Threat in Somalia’s Puntland Despite Military Setbacks – Report
Bosaso, Somalia — The Islamic State group in Somalia continues to pose a security threat to the Puntland region despite suffering significant losses in recent military operations, a new report from the Institute for the
Why Sudan’s war is landing on Britain’s doorstep
As conflict in Sudan deepens, survivors and rights activists are urging the UK to respond, warning inaction risks emboldening war criminals and abandoning victims to silence. A coalition of Sudanese refugees, human rights defenders and
Wagner Group leaving Mali after heavy losses but Russia’s Africa Corps to remain
The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country. Despite Wagner’s announcement, Russia will continue to have
Sudan’s ‘Hemedti’ rules out further Jeddah talks, vows escalation
Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has announced his “categorical refusal” to participate in any new round of negotiations in the Saudi coastal city Jeddah, vowing to intensify fighting.
New Attack On Mali Army Post Kills Five
An attack on an army post in southeastern Mali Thursday killed five people and wounded multiple others, defence and other sources told AFP, days after jihadist assaults against military installations elsewhere in the country. The