Nigeria
Severe floods hitting most vulnerable in Sahel and Lake Chad region
According to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) recent floods in northeast Nigeria have displaced at least 50,000 people from
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye urged greater European support for Sahel stability during a visit by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to West Africa on Thursday. The Sahel, including Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, faces ongoing jihadist violence and is now governed by military juntas following coups since 2020. These regimes have distanced themselves from the West, leaving ECOWAS to form their own confederation.
Read next
senegal
Senegal’s President calls snap election for November, dissolves Parliament
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the opposition-led parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap legislative
Morocco
Morocco arrests suspect linked to possible terrorist attack
A 19-year-old man is in custody pending a judicial investigation into his possible links to potential terrorist organizations. A statement
senegal
At least 6 dead after migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Senegal
At least six people died after a boat carrying approximately 100 migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal over the
Chad
China signs several infrastructure agreements with Chad and Senegal
China signed several agreements with Chad and Senegal this week, focusing on electricity, infrastructure, water, and communications, at the Forum