Egypt
Nine dead in Egypt road crash
Nine people were killed and 11 injured in northern Egypt on Saturday, according to health ministry officials, when two minibuses
Sahel
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Sahel
Three Sahel military states sign satellite deal with Russia
According to reports in The Defense Post The military regimes of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have signed a deal
Sahel
West Africa: global terrorism hotspot
West Africa has become a global terrorism hotspot, with jihadist violence surging in the Sahel region, particularly in Mali, Burkina
Chad
EU to provide almost $6 million in response to floods in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions
The European Union has released almost $6 million in humanitarian aid to help the most affected populations in the aftermath
Sahel
Sahel states to launch ‘indigenous web television channel’ after closure of French news outlets
The breakaway block of West African nations is set to launch a web television service to fight what it calls
Burkina Fasso
Senior officials meet in Bamako to ‘operationalize’ Sahel States Confederation
Senior officials from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger met in Bamako on late last week to lay the groundwork for
Sahel
UNDP sets out program to transition the Sahel to renewable energy
Faced with major climate and development challenges, access to renewable energy has become vital for hundreds of millions of Sahelians.
Sahel
Violence in Central Sahel has not improved, experts say, as some Russian mercenaries depart
Russian mercenaries hired to provide security in Burkina Faso began leaving the country in late August — they say to resist
Chad
Hungary seeks foothold in restive Sahel as West pulls out
Hungary has bucked a trend by Western nations to withdraw from the Sahel region of Africa where Russia has increased
Burkina Fasso
Sahel state snubs regional bloc with passport move
Burkina Faso has issued new biometric passports that do not feature the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) logo
Opinion
Sahel: One of the world's fastest-growing humanitarian crises
The Sahel is one of Africa’s largest semi-arid regions that includes the countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger,
Mali
Mali expels Swedish ambassador over “hostile” comment
Mali's foreign ministry said Friday that Sweden's ambassador to Bamako, Kristina Kuhnel, must leave the country
Sahel
Terrorist groups expanding in West Africa and Sahel
A senior UN official warned on Thursday that terrorist groups such as ISIS continue to expand in West Africa and