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unprecedented coordinated attacks in Mali: how the junta faces a new threat coordinated assaults carried out last weekend by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and Tuareg separatists from the Azawad […]
Children in Niger—particularly in the volatile Tillabéri region bordering Mali and Burkina Faso—are facing an alarming surge in violence at the hands of armed groups. According to recent findings, rising conflict has led to increased […]
Bamako — A Russian-aligned paramilitary group in Mali has reported thwarting a large-scale coup attempt over the weekend, following coordinated assaults on critical military and government sites. The incident, described as one of the most […]
Why the Sahel is facing an unprecedented security crisis As violence escalates across the Sahel, long-held panafricanist ideologies are being tested. Nowhere is this shift more evident than in Mali, where recent attacks in Kati […]
Mali has descended back into intense armed conflict following a period of extreme instability and consecutive coups in 2020 and 2021. On Saturday, April 25, a massive and synchronized operation was launched by the Front […]
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has until May 7th to present its comprehensive defense before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). This crucial deadline is the initial legal window provided to the Moroccan […]
In a striking turn of events, Russian military forces stationed in the Mali have withdrawn from the northern city of Kidal without engaging in combat. This retreat occurred as Tuareg rebels, allied with jihadist factions, […]
The Africa Corps, a Kremlin-backed paramilitary unit deployed across Africa, announced on Telegram on April 27 that it had withdrawn troops from Kati, a strategic garrison town 20 kilometers from Bamako. This city serves as […]
Nine leaders of political parties affiliated with the GCAP opposition coalition have been taken into custody just days before a peaceful demonstration they were organizing. The official justification for these arrests in Chad stems from […]
Africa Corps, Moscow’s latest paramilitary project in Africa, has been ousted from a key stronghold in Mali following a fierce rebel offensive. Despite this setback, the shadowy force remains a critical asset for Russia across […]
The Africa Corps, Moscow’s latest paramilitary force, has been making waves in the Sahel, particularly in Mali, where it recently withdrew from a key stronghold held for years. This shift comes as the group seeks […]
The strategic stronghold of Kidal in northern Mali has fallen. This past weekend, a coalition of jihadist factions and Tuareg rebels overran the city, long held under iron-fisted control by the Africa Corps—a covert paramilitary […]