Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's ...
WEB3 days ago · After coming into power, all three juntas left the Economic Community of West African States, the nearly 50-year-old regional bloc known as ECOWAS, and created their own security partnership, the Alliance of Sahel States, in September. They have cut ties with the traditional Western allies, ousting French and American military forces, and ...
Mali airport attack: Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists expose fragile security
WEB4 days ago · Jihadist airport assault leaves Mali's junta rattled. The al-Qaeda flag flutters from an airport building. A jihadist places a burning rag in the engine of the presidential jet, others explore the ...
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West …
WEB5 days ago · As torrential rains across Central and West Africa have unleashed the most catastrophic floods in decades, residents of Maiduguri, the capital of the fragile Nigerian state of Borno — which has been at the center of an Islamic extremists’ insurgency — said they have seen it all. The floods, which have killed more than 1,000 people and ...
West Africa | AP News
WEBWest Africa floods destroy crops, worsening hunger fears. West and Central African countries are battling deadly floods that have upended lives and livelihoods, raising fears of further disruption of food supplies in many areas battling armed conflict. October 22, 2022.
U.S. Confronts Failures as Terrorism Spreads in West Africa
WEBJun 7, 2024 · In the shadow of the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States rushed troops and military aid to a swath of West Africa to help French forces stop the spread of Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.
Niger Coup: West African Leaders Impose Sanctions and …
WEBJul 30, 2023 · West African leaders on Sunday threatened military action against Niger, where soldiers seized power in a coup on Wednesday, unless the country’s democratically elected president is restored to...
West Africa’s ‘coup belt’: Did Mali’s 2020 army takeover change …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Tinubu convened an extraordinary meeting of West African leaders immediately after the Niger coup. ECOWAS suspended Niger, shut its borders, cut electricity and demanded that Bazoum be...
Over 1,800 ‘terrorist attacks’ in West Africa in 2023: ECOWAS
WEBJul 26, 2023 · West Africa recorded more than 1,800 attacks in the first six months of the year resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths with dire humanitarian consequences, which according to a top regional...
Europeans evacuated from Niger as neighboring West African …
WEBAug 1, 2023 · CNN — Hundreds of European nationals are being evacuated from Niger in the wake of a military coup that has plunged the West African nation into a political crisis and rattled the region. Two...
Niger coup: West African leaders threaten military intervention - BBC
WEBJul 30, 2023 · West African leaders have threatened military action against Niger's junta after it took power in a coup last week. The leaders gave the junta seven days to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum,...
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