Sahel region

The Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV performs during live-fire tests in Istanbul, Turkey
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Airspace closures heighten Algeria-Mali tensions amid drone row

The row comes after Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso announced they would recall their ambassadors from Algeria on Sunday.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 April, 2025
Army tanks were seen in the streets before and during the alleged attack by Boko Haram
Chad
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Assault on Chad presidential complex leaves 19 dead

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 January, 2025
Niger
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Africa leaders give Niger junta week to cede power amid coup

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2023
Burkina Faso
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Deaths from jihadi attack on Burkina Faso army rise to 51

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 February, 2023
Burkina Faso
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Presumed jihadists abduct about 50 women in Burkina Faso

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2023
Mali
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Algeria's growing concerns over instability in Mali

Aman Al Bezreh
09 January, 2023
Niger
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Niger troops kill 5 militants in southeast: governor

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2022
Sahel region
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Africa and Europe summit to defend against jihadist threat

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 November, 2022
Sahel region
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35 civilians killed in jihadist blast in Burkina Faso

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 September, 2022
Mali
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Suspected militants kill 4 Mali soldiers, 2 civilians

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 August, 2022
Sahel region
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EU slammed after launching new migrant deal with Niger

The New Arab Staff
18 July, 2022
Sahel region
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100 million forced to flee homes in last year, says UNHCR

The New Arab Staff
19 June, 2022
sahel fighters
Sahel region
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Malian forces, Russian mercenaries 'killed dozens' in Mali

The New Arab Staff
05 April, 2022
Emmanuel Macron speaking in front of a French flag
Sahel region
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Sahel is 'priority' area for Al-Qaeda, IS expansion: Macron

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 February, 2022
Mali militants
Mali
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French official says 300-400 Russian mercenaries operate in Mali

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2022
Protesters shout anti-French and anti Economic Community of West African States slogans in Mali
Mali
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Mali government urges protests against 'extreme' sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2022
French troops in Mali
France
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French forces pack up in Mali for Sahel pullout

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 December, 2021
French troops in Burkina Faso
France
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French minister heads to Sahel amid talk of Russian hired guns for Mali

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 September, 2021
United States
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Blinken announces $436m for displaced in Syria, neighbours

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 June, 2021
Colonel Assimi Goita Mali
Mali
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West Africa bloc 'reassured' Mali will restore civilian rule

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 June, 2021
Ahmed Gaid Salah
security
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Algerian military warns against intervention in Libya

Yaqin Hosamuddin
08 January, 2015