Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into …
WEBJul 13, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region and are spilling over to West Africa’s coastal countries, the top U.N. envoy for the area warned Friday.
Mali’s withdrawal from G5 Sahel, Joint Force ‘a setback ... - UN News
WEBMali’s decision on 15 May to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force is “unfortunate” and “regrettable”, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday, as...
Attack by al-Qaeda linked group in Mali killed more than 70 people
WEB2 days ago · Jean-Herve Jezequel, Sahel project director at the International Crisis Group, told the AFP news agency that JNIM could be “trying to send a message to the Malian authorities that they can hit ...
Opposition activists arrested in a crackdown in Mali were moved …
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Opposition politicians who were arrested in a crackdown in Mali were sent to prisons across the country this week, their families said, in a move rights groups decried as another step back for the country where the ruling …
Jihadist airport assault leaves Mali's junta rattled - BBC
WEB1 day ago · Mali's military rulers have not said how many people died, except that some trainee gendarmes had lost their lives, but it seems that at least 60 and perhaps as many as 80 or even 100 people were ...
Mali airport attack: Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists expose fragile …
WEB1 day ago · Mali's military rulers have not said how many people died, except that some trainee gendarmes had lost their lives, but it seems that at least 60 and perhaps as many as 80 or even 100 people were ...
Russia’s Wagner has deadliest loss in Africa’s Sahel, highlighting …
WEBJul 29, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one analyst described on Monday as the largest battleground blow to the shadowy Russian group in years. At least two others were taken captive.
Sahel jihadists: West Africa faces up to policing its terror triangle - BBC
WEBSep 3, 2021 · Defence ministers from the G5 Sahel countries - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - are planning more joint military operations and greater "hearts and minds" engagement.
West Africa's Islamist insurgency: Fight at a critical stage - BBC
WEBJun 3, 2021 · The Sahel, an area that stretches across Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso, is vast - nearly three million sq km [1.16m sq miles] - with jihadistattacks spilling over into...
UN Security Council terminates Mali peacekeeping mission
WEBJun 30, 2023 · The Security Council on Friday unanimously approved the complete withdrawal of UN peacekeeping forces in Mali, although it will take six months for the final “blue helmets” to depart.
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