Sahel

Mali [Getty]
Mali
MENA
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Mali: Double Al-Qaeda-linked attacks kill more than 30

The insurgency in Mali escalates after over 30 have been killed in twin attacks in Korikori and Gomossogou, in attacks blamed on the JNIM.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 May, 2026
Mali [Getty]
Mali
World
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Mali junta chief to take over killed defence minister's role

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 May, 2026
Bamako [Getty]
Mali
World
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Tuareg rebels vow Mali junta 'will fall', north will be captured

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2026
Mali clashes [Getty]
Mali
World
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Has Russia lost influence in Mali after rebel advances in Kidal?

Othman Lahyani
Sofia Aboudari
29 April, 2026
Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense and Veterans of Mali, is seen at the meeting of Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel State
Mali
World
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Mali's defence minister reported dead in major weekend assault

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 April, 2026
Malian soldiers ride motorbikes on a street of Bamako
Mali
World
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New fighting in Mali's Kidal between army and rebels

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 April, 2026
A man shows a painting in support of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) during a gathering to celebrate the withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States
Algeria
MENA
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Algeria to return its ambassador to Niger after Sahel rift

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 February, 2026
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France
In-depth
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Niger's uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France

Basma El Atti
02 October, 2025
North Africa's scramble for the Sahel
Sahel
Perspectives

North Africa's scramble for the Sahel

Dalia Ghanem

Dalia Ghanem

25 September, 2025
cover image showing General Chengriha, elements of the Polisario Front, and Morocco
Morocco
Fact Check

French think tank Sahel Intelligence exposed as Moroccan disinfo

Jonathan Cole
01 September, 2025
Morocco's Atlantic Initiative would concretise its control over the disputed territory of Western Sahara
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco trade push links Sahel to Atlantic via Western Sahara

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 June, 2025
Niger unrest [Getty]
Sahel
World
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African Union urges action to tackle Sahel jihadist violence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 April, 2025
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Sahel
Analysis
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Algeria-Mali tensions: A growing power struggle in the Sahel

Madjid Serrah
23 April, 2025
Three military-run African allies recalled their ambassadors from Algiers [Getty]
Mali
World
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Mali recalls Algeria ambassador after downing of military drone

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 April, 2025
Russia has provided weapons and mercenary troops to overthrow Libya's UN-recognised government
Libya
MENA
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Russia to assert Africa-Europe power via Libya airbase expansion

The New Arab Staff
28 January, 2025
Niger
World
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Nigeria president suggests nine-month transition for Niger

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 September, 2023
Mali
World
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Mali: UN force quits base early over worsening insecurity

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 August, 2023
Tuareg
World
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Six Malian soldiers killed in attack: army

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 August, 2023
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Gulf Arab states
Analysis
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What Niger's coup means for Gulf states

Giorgio Cafiero
09 August, 2023
Niger
World
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Western worries grow in Niger amid protests, safety concerns

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 August, 2023
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Niger
Analysis
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Niger coup: France and Russia's battle for influence

Aman Al Bezreh
03 August, 2023