Sahel

When we talk about the Sahel zone, about sub-Saharan Africa, we imagine a desert zone without vegetation and especially without trees. However, a study by the CNRS has just shown that there are many more trees there than we thought. Observation of a region as large as four and a half times the size of France, with a resolution…

Jihadists have killed about 20 folks in assaults in three villages in northern Burkina Faso, the epicenter of a five-year jihadist rebellion, authorities officers stated Thursday. The assaults came about on Wednesday within the villages of Demniol, Bombofa and Peteguerse in Seno province, authorities spokesman Remis Fulgance…

A UN peacekeeping man was killed in northern Mali and one other severely injured after their automobile hit a roadside bomb on Thursday, the UN mission mentioned. The assault got here as officers within the capital Bamako protested in opposition to the federal government’s “selective launch” of overseas hostages in hostages.…

Last week, several Malian and international hostages were released in exchange for the release of several hundred prisoners. Among them are fighters involved in deadly attacks on the Malian army and two personalities considered leaders of the GSIM affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Sahel. For these releases, the discussions were bitter about certain names like Fawaz Ould Ahmed. Before he was arrested in 2016, this Mauretanian did a lot. Director of the al-Mourabitoune group, affiliated with Aqmi and founded by Mokhtar…

The release of the French hostage, Sophie Pétronin, put the spotlight on Westerners still being held in the Sahel. But next to them, there are also an unknown number of Malian and Sahelin hostages. Hostage participation of premises that are much less mentioned. This week, twenty people were kidnapped in the municipality of Farabougou, in the middle of the country. Nine of them were still selected this Sunday. These hostages, targeting anonymous Malians, are less talked about than Westerners or leading personalities such…

Chad will quickly mobilize one other army contingent to strengthen the joint energy of the G5 Sahel. The announcement was made on Monday night time in Nouakchott on the shut of the eighth Odd Session of the Organizing Council of Chadian Overseas Ministers. Chad will quickly mobilize one other army contingent of about 1,000…

The United States Special Envoy for the Sahel on Thursday, September 24, announced an extension of humanitarian aid. At the military level, the U.S. Chief of Staff of the U.S. African Command (Africom) announced a few months ago a reduction in staff on the ground. But the US commitment remains intact, the State Department assures. Washington will pay $ 150 million to Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Burkina Faso. Objective: to help some 2.5 million people displaced by insecurity in these areas plagued by terrorist groups.…