terrorism

According to security sources, several groups of gunmen attacked three villages in the Tahoua region. The results are still preliminary. With our Special Correspondent in Niamey, Gaelle Laleix Information seeps in because the Tillia region, located near the Malian border, is a desert area, very isolated. The telecommunications networks that are more than fragmentary. Nevertheless, several sources at the scene explained that the attack took place in the afternoon. Several dozen men arrived on motorcycles. They…

How to encourage young recruits from jihadist groups to regain civilian life? What is happening to former members of armed groups in northeastern Nigeria? How are they reintegrated into society? The International Crisis Group (ICG) is investigating the "Safe Corridor", a de-radicalization program implemented by the federal authorities since 2016 to find a social and non-military solution to combat the…

On Monday evening, March 15, 58 villagers returning from a massacre were shot by gunmen in Niger. On Wednesday, the head of state, Mahamadou Issoufou, chaired an extraordinary Security Council. The increase of military personnel in Tillabéry and the dispatch of a high-level ministerial mission on the ground have been decided. Emotions run high in the streets of the capital Niamey.…

In Niger, three days of national mourning begin today after the death on Monday, March 15, of 58 people during an attack in the town of Banibangou in the Tillabéry region of the western country. The victims were villagers returning from the weekly market in Banibangou, towards the Malian border. On Wednesday morning, an extraordinary National Security Council was convened.…

In Niger, at least 30 people died in a terrorist attack near Banibangou in the Tillabéry region in the western part of the country. According to security sources, villagers were attacked on Monday. The gunmen allegedly carried out their attacks on two axes, two roads connecting Banibangou with China goods on one side and to…

a minimum of 15 civilians massacred in Bulongo, not far. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Beni's territory was once again the target of an attack by an armed group. On the night of Sunday to Monday, March 15, at least 15 civilians were massacred in Bulongo, a neighboring municipality located in the eastern part of the country. ADF fighters are suspected of being behind this killing. In a subsequent demonstration, two protesters were killed by security forces. In the wake of the killing, young people from…

The fight against terrorism in northern Mali, where information exchange and joint patrols are carried out. Allied forces on the ground are increasingly concentrating their efforts on fighting terrorism. This is the case in Tessalit, where French Barkhane forces, the UN peacekeeping forces and the Malian armed forces coexist.…

On March 13, 2016, a terrorist attack left more than twenty dead in the seaside resort of Grand-Bassam in Côte d'Ivoire, located about forty kilometers from Abidjan. Armed men appeared on the beach and shot at holidaymakers. If life is resumed in Bassam, this attack strongly marked the city, its inhabitants and the tourism sector. From our special envoys to…

On Wednesday, March 11, the United States designated the ADF, the allied democratic forces active in the DRC, and Daesh Mozambique as "foreign terrorist organizations" and "specifically designated global terrorist groups". These classifications, which include their respective leaders, Seka Musa Baluku and Abu Yasir Hassan, have resulted in a number of sanctions.…

A few days before 2021, two questions arise for France in the Sahel. Should we reduce Barkhane's workforce? And should we negotiate with the jihadists?