Mauritania
IMF disburses $49 million to Mauritania
This week the IMF Board of Directors approved a $49.2 million disbursement after concluding the Fourth Reviews of Mauritania’
Sahel
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Mali
Sahel states launch seed alliance to boost food security
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have formed the Alliance of Agricultural Seed Producers of the Sahel (APSA-Sahel) to reduce reliance
Sahel
Gold boom bankrolls Sahel conflicts
Surging global gold prices are fuelling violence and instability in West Africa’s Sahel, reports the BBC. Military regimes in
Niger
Breakaway Sahel state launches Consultative Council for Refoundation (CCR)
At an inaugural meeting in Niamey, Niger launched its Consultative Council for Refoundation (CCR) as part of a political transition
Sahel
Jihadist group JNIM gains strength in Sahel chaos
Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-linked group, is expanding its hold across the Sahel by exploiting state
Sahel
Sahel region tops Global Terrorism Index
According to the latest report by the Sydney based Institute for Economics and Peace, the Sahel region has again topped
Libya
Russia turns Libya’s Al‑Khadim into Sahel arms hub
Russia has begun using Libya’s Al‑Khadim airbase near Benghazi to channel military equipment into the Sahel, RFI reports.
Sahel
Guinea has become Russian arms gateway to Sahel
Russia has quietly established Guinea’s port of Conakry as a critical supply route to Mali, bypassing its military coups
Sahel
New report says JNIM expanding its reach and staging more attacks in the Sahel
Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel, has increased its operations in northern and
Sahel
Jihadist violence in the Sahel threatens wider region
Jihadist violence in the Sahel has surged, with Al-Qaeda- and Islamic State-linked groups launching major attacks in Mali, Burkina Faso,
Sahel
Alliance of Sahel States to set up new regional criminal court
In a recent interministerial meeting of justice ministers, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), announced the establishment of a new
Mali
Al-Qaeda-linked group claims major attack on Malian Army
An al-Qaeda-affiliated group, Jama'a Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), claimed responsibility for two major attacks on the Malian
Morocco
Morocco’s FM, EU Sahel Envoy discuss regional cooperation
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met EU Special Representative for the Sahel João Gomes Cravinho in Rabat on Friday,