Tag: Sahel
Transhumant pastoralists in the Sahel increasingly stuck in peri-urban areas
In the Sahel, the rainy season is coming to an end and transhumance should resume for Sahelian herders who seek pasture in coastal countries. But restrictions due to insecurity and…
the wounded of the explosion in the Sahel taken care of in Ouagadougou
In Burkina Faso, after Monday’s attack on a supply convoy on the Djibo/Bourzanga road axis in the Sahel region, several wounded, mostly children, arrived in Ouagadougou for treatment. Suffering from…
In Burkina Faso, the populations of the Sahel marched to denounce insecurity
In Dori, the demonstrators expressed this Saturday August 27 their fed up with “ the incompetence of the authorities in the face of insecurity and the desire to live in…
On the front page, the “farewell” in Mali of “Barkhane”, without drum or trumpet
It was not a descent into hell, no, but last Monday, August 15, Assumption Day for Christians, it was anything but a climb to heaven for Barkhane. In the canteens…
Headlines: Barkhane, a mixed record…
Many newspapers return this Wednesday morning to the departure on Monday of the last French soldiers of Operation Barkhane in Mali and take stock of these nine years of military…
French Minister Sébastien Lecornu visits Ivory Coast to discuss security
After Niger, the French Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu went to Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday July 16, where he met President Alassane Ouattara and his Defense counterpart. Côte…
Is France looking for its strategy in the Sahel countries?
The French Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for the Armed Forces are visiting Niger and then Côte d’Ivoire at the end of the week. In a context of…
Mohamed Bazoum visits Ndjamena to discuss regional security
The President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, arrived in Ndjamena in Chad on Tuesday July 12 at the end of the afternoon to ” a work and friendship visit “. The…
Mali begins to withdraw its soldiers from the G5 Sahel
Bamako announced on May 15 its withdrawal from the G5 Sahel, after noting that the rotating presidency of the organization, which belonged to it in principle, was in fact not…
the security situation is worsening in Tillabéri, Ocha alert
The security situation is worsening in Tillabéri, this region in the south-west of Niger, on the border with Mali and Burkina Faso, according to the latest report from Ocha, the…