Côte d’Ivoire’s port lifeline to Mali and Burkina Faso grows despite rift
Sahel cargo through Côte d’Ivoire’s port of Abidjan jumped 34% in 2025, and a Mali border deal followed, though leaders...
September 30, 2026Topic
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Mali’s Army and Russia’s Wagner Killed and Tortured Civilians, Amnesty Says
Amnesty says Mali's army and Russia's Wagner Group killed at least 34 civilians and tortured detainees, five of whom died,...
September 29, 2026
Niger’s North Hit by Repeated Water and Electricity Shortages
Niger water electricity shortages are hitting the northern Agadez region, where an ageing coal plant supplies far less power than...
September 28, 2026
Mauritania’s Teachers Rally for Higher Pay as Inflation Jumps to 8.9%
Inflation in Mauritania jumped from 1.5% in 2025 to 8.9% in August. On 24 September, teachers rallied in the capital,...
September 25, 2026
Burkina Faso Asks Its Banks to Help Fund a US$63 Billion Growth Plan
Plan RELANCE, Burkina Faso's US$63 billion development plan, drew bank and microfinance chiefs to a funding meeting on 22 September...
September 22, 2026
Chad Foreign Minister Replaced by Former Intelligence Chief Ahmat Kogri
Chad foreign minister Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul is out. A decree of 21 September 2026 hands the post to Ahmat Kogri,...
September 21, 2026
Mali Junta Holds Crisis Meeting as Jihadist Attacks Surge in the Centre
Mali's junta leader Assimi Goïta held a crisis meeting after jihadists killed about 100 soldiers at Dioura and struck the...
September 21, 2026
ECOWAS and France Discuss Terrorism Challenges Across West Africa
ECOWAS and France are exchanging views on terrorism in West Africa after more than 1,800 attacks in early 2023 killed...
September 20, 2026
Algeria Accuses UAE of Trying to Sway Two Presidential Elections
Algeria has severed diplomatic ties with the UAE, accusing Abu Dhabi of trying to sway two presidential elections and of...
September 20, 2026