Niger Signs US$1.9bn Refinery It Cannot Yet Fund
Niger signed a US$1.9 billion refinery concession at Dosso on 15 August, giving its partner four months to raise the...
August 17, 2026Topic
sahel
Niamey Enforces Plastic Bag Ban in Supermarkets From 2027
The Niger plastic bag ban is being enforced as Niamey gives supermarkets until 31 December 2026 to switch before penalties...
August 13, 2026
Burkina Faso Overhauls Postal Law to Add Digital Services and Competition
Burkina Faso adopted Law No. 010-2026/ALP on 15 April 2026, overhauling postal regulation to integrate digital services, end reserved services...
August 12, 2026
Burkina Faso Plans 117 Billion CFA Franc Memorial For Thomas Sankara
Burkina Faso is seeking public and private financing for a 117 billion CFA franc memorial to Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary...
August 8, 2026
Mali Frees Ex-Prime Minister Moussa Mara After One Year
Mali freed former prime minister Moussa Mara after one year in prison over a solidarity post. He called for unity...
August 6, 2026
Traoré Bans Parties and Targets Clerics as Burkina Faso Unravels
Ibrahim Traoré remains Africa's most celebrated young leader, but jihadist violence, mass displacement and a crackdown on clerics tell a...
August 5, 2026
Russian-Made Shahed-136 Drones Hit Africa’s Sahel Conflict
Mali’s army used Shahed-136-type drones in strikes on Inafarak and Talahandak in July 2026, marking the clearest evidence yet of...
July 29, 2026
Chad ICC Withdrawal: Sahel Nation Exits Court, Blames Bias
Chad announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court on 27 July 2026, becoming the fourth Sahel state to quit,...
July 27, 2026
Morocco Foils ISIS Sahel Plots, Arrests 10 in Seven Cities
Morocco’s BCIJ arrested 10 suspects on 6 July 2026, foiling ISIS Sahel-linked attack plots against economic and security sites across...
July 27, 2026