Fast, reliable English-language news from across the Sahel — Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and beyond.
Chad’s stern denial of Niger strike claims and call for verifiable evidence 
Behind South Africa’s deadly Durban mob killing: systemic roots of xenophobia exposed 
Bamako’s airport land dispute: dissecting why Adama Sangaré’s conviction is under legal scrutiny 
Mali’s 440-day detention of Choguel Maïga exposes the hidden cost of political loyalty 
Behind the Burkina Faso power puzzle: Traoré’s absence at Moscow summit raises internal questions 
Behind the headlines: why governments worldwide insist on emergency reserves now 
Niger’s deadly drone strike: examining the credibility of accusations against France and Chad 
Brazil’s 2026 election: How last-minute polling extensions fueled Bolsonaro’s legal challenge after Lula’s win 
Behind the massacre: untold factors behind tagadayat’s 54 civilian deaths in Mali’s insecure north 
Togo’s hidden advantage: how phosphate is powering UEMOA’s fertilizer revolution A resignation letter that forces Cameroon’s opposition to confront its own contradictions Can an opposition party survive when one of its most visible MPs says
As Burkina Faso opens a new school year, an uncomfortable question settles over thousands of homes: when the state’s own workforce contracts, who absorbs the
When a neighbouring state begins to adopt an approach already tested elsewhere, comparison becomes unavoidable. This is precisely the dynamic now taking shape between Benin
Yaoundé has already established working groups to examine Tripoli’s proposal in depth. Cameroon’s Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest Masséna Ngallè Bibehè, received a Libyan delegation
A coordinated wave of claims across Silmossin, Aoréma and Klio The jihadist group JNIM says it took full control of several Burkinabè militia positions in
International Chad condemns Ennedi-East airstrikes at un general assembly, warns of retaliation Speaking for Chad at the 81st UN General Assembly, Health Minister Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim
OFAC removes General Olenga and Safari Club from sanctions list The United States Treasury Department has officially notified retired four-star General François Olenga Tete that
Iran delivers seven-day Hormuz reopening plan to Washington Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has formally handed the United States a proposal to restore maritime traffic
Khalidou dit Mbaye Sokoma, president of the Mouvement Patriotique pour un Développement Durable (MPPD) / AND DEFAR SUNU REEW, has issued a direct call for
The gap between rhetoric and fiscal reality Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s head of state, frequently asserts that the nation must rely on its own strengths
Benin’s government has taken a decisive step to strengthen its internal security forces as security risks persist along the country’s northern borders and cross-border criminal
Some figures wield influence not through titles but through the lasting marks they leave on institutions. Bakari Traoré is one such figure. A business lawyer
