Fast, reliable English-language news from across the Sahel — Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and beyond.
Behind the Niger troop deployment: why Algeria is challenging Russia’s Sahel strategy 
Benin-uae trade deal: how tariff cuts on 3,000+ products could reshape local industries 
Uncovering the root causes behind Spain’s deadliest high-speed train collision near Toledo 
Mali’s counterterrorism: how impunity and military crackdowns deepen civilian suffering 
Mali’s political shadow: the unseen forces reshaping leadership under junta rule 
Russia-Africa summit 2026: Mali’s Goïta leads while Sahel’s Tiani remains conspicuously absent 
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 Atonfack Guemo calls for permanent vigilance: Cameroon’s security depends on it Atonfack Guemo, director of communication at the Ministry of Defence, used his editorial on
Mali’s national budget is buckling under the combined weight of international sanctions and a slowing economy, and the cost of hosting Russian paramilitary forces has
A tactical disaster on the Diabali–Niono road On September 20, 2026, a joint patrol of Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) soldiers and Russian Africa Corps paramilitaries
Benin enters the final quarter of its 2026 fiscal year with strong momentum. By the end of June, the Treasury had mobilized 2,329.6 billion FCFA,
United Russia, the party tied to Vladimir Putin, has taken 355 of the 450 seats in Russia’s State Duma, according to preliminary results released by
Ukraine’s latest strike on the Moscow region marks a new phase in the war. By targeting oil infrastructure and a logistics site, Kyiv is aiming
The new board of Benin’s Health Sector Regulatory Authority (ARS) was formally installed on Friday, September 18, 2026, at the Marina Palace in Cotonou. President
Amnesty International accuses M23 of severe human rights abuses against artisanal miners in eastern DRC Amnesty International has accused the anti-government armed group M23, which
Over 600 Nigerians cross into Cameroon’s North West as farmer-herder violence flares again More than 600 Nigerians have crossed the border into Cameroon’s North West
Soldiers killed, others captured, positions overrun: behind these military setbacks lies an unresolved question about the fate of the security reconquest promised by Assimi Goïta’s
In the shadows of Central Africa, the Wagner Group has quietly built an opioid empire. Once weakened by the death of its founder Evgueni Prigojine
Sonko turns Bambali ceremony into a 2029 political jest aimed at Mané At Bambali, Ousmane Sonko used the laying of the foundation stone for the
