Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region and are spilling over to West Africa’s coastal countries, the top U.N. envoy for the area warned Friday. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield expressed support for ECOWAS and U.N. efforts in West Africa and the Sahel and said the Security Council “must also step up.” Thomas-Greenfield urged increased funding and the appointment of a U.N. resident coordinator in the region, saying a U.N. presence is critical to support U.N. development efforts “as well as ensuring the delivery of much needed humanitarian assistance.” Russia’s deputy ambassador, Anna Evstigneeva, countered that international security efforts amount to an “attempt to continue imposing new colonial models” on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The region’s deadliest terrorist attacks this year took place in Burkina Faso, where the militant jihadist groups Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, which has ties to al-Qaida, and the Islamic State claim “extensive swaths” of territory, Guterres said in the report. Guterres said regional insecurity “continues to impact negatively on the humanitarian and human rights situation.” The report said 25.8 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria need humanitarian assistance this year.

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UN official says Sudan paramilitary group is preventing life-saving aid from famine-hit Darfur
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN official says Sudan paramilitary group is preventing life-saving aid from famine-hit Darfur

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Paramilitary forces at war with the military in Sudan are preventing life-saving aid from reaching many people in the famine-hit Darfur region, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official in the country said Monday. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, the U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator in Sudan, said in a statement that the Rapid Support Forces have imposed “obstruction, undue interference and …

West Africa’s junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
2 months, 1 week ago

West Africa’s junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising extremist violence, Niger’s defense minister said Wednesday, The force of 5,000 personnel will be posted in the three countries, Salifou Mody said during an interview on state television, adding …

Africa has entered a new era of war
3 months ago

Africa has entered a new era of war

Live Mint  

An unprecedented explosion of conflicts has carved a trail of death and destruction across the breadth of Africa—from Mali near the continent’s western edge all the way to Somalia on its eastern Horn. Conflicts in Africa have surged dramatically since 2010 Africa is now experiencing more conflicts than at any point since at least 1946, according to data collected by …

UN says 16 mln people need aid in Syria
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN says 16 mln people need aid in Syria

China Daily  

A man sits outside a damaged building, after Bashar al-Assad's government collapsed, in Aleppo, Syria, December 9, 2024. "Despite the challenges and the volatile situation, we and our partners continue to provide emergency aid," the office said. The office said that in northwest Syria, all humanitarian organizations in Idlib and northern Aleppo resumed regular operations and the three border crossings …

Niger junta suspends French humanitarian group amid ongoing tensions with France
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Niger junta suspends French humanitarian group amid ongoing tensions with France

Firstpost  

Niger’s military junta has revoked the licences of the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development and the local NGO APBE, without citing reasons, signalling a shift from Western partnerships towards Russian alliances after last year’s coup Niger’s military junta has banned the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, or Acted, from working in the …

Niger junta bans French aid group amid tensions with France
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Niger junta bans French aid group amid tensions with France

The Independent  

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Burkina Faso's ruling junta claims foiling an attempt to destabilize the country
6 months ago

Burkina Faso's ruling junta claims foiling an attempt to destabilize the country

The Independent  

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Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says

The Independent  

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UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack
11 months ago

UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said Friday, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city’s 800,000 inhabitants. At the same time, the U.N. said, the rival Sudanese Armed Forces “appear to be positioning themselves.” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres again called …

West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns
11 months, 1 week ago

West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report. Drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region, according to a new United Nations report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking. “The involvement of various armed groups in drug trafficking continues to undermine peace …

In Mali, Russian mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say
1 year ago

In Mali, Russian mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say

LA Times  

Three Russian mercenaries, right, are seen in Mali in an undated photo. The Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians, including many children, human rights groups said in reports published this week that span the period from December to March. …

Burkina Faso's security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village's massacre
1 year ago

Burkina Faso's security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village's massacre

The Independent  

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Burkina Faso’s security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village’s massacre
1 year ago

Burkina Faso’s security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village’s massacre

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children intertwined together, a 2-month-old face-up on the ground with puppies crawling on his tiny frame. The images the man sent AP and the interviews with the three survivors are rare firsthand accounts amid a stark increase in civilian killings by Burkina Faso’s security forces as the junta …

US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation
1 year ago

US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation

The Independent  

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US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation
1 year ago

US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation

The Hindu  

The United States scrambled on March 17 to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger's junta said it was ending its years-long military cooperation with Washington following a visit by top U.S. officials. Top U.S. envoy Molly Phee returned to the capital, Niamey, this week to meet with senior government officials, accompanied by Marine Gen. …

US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation
1 year ago

US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger’s junta said it was ending its yearslong military cooperation with Washington following a visit by top U.S. officials. Top U.S. envoy Molly Phee returned to the capital, Niamey, this week to meet with senior government officials, accompanied by …

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence
1 year ago

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — A joint security force announced by the juntas ruling Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to fight the worsening extremist violence in their Sahel region countries faces a number of challenges that cast doubt on its effectiveness, analysts said Thursday. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou said in a statement after meeting with his counterparts Wednesday that the joint force …

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence
1 year ago

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence

The Independent  

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What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis
1 year, 1 month ago

What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help. Eastern Congo has been beset by conflict for …

What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis
1 year, 1 month ago

What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis

The Independent  

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UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the ‘horrible’ war in Sudan
1 year, 1 month ago

UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the ‘horrible’ war in Sudan

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief on Thursday urged the international community to mobilize and do everything possible to stop the war in Sudan, saying “what is happening is horrible.” Secretary-General António Guterres said there is no military solution to the conflict between forces supporting rival generals that began in mid-April 2023, and he stressed that continued fighting “will …

UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the 'horrible' war in Sudan
1 year, 1 month ago

UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the 'horrible' war in Sudan

The Independent  

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France completes military withdrawal from Niger, leaving a gap in the terror fight in the Sahel
1 year, 3 months ago

France completes military withdrawal from Niger, leaving a gap in the terror fight in the Sahel

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — France on Friday completed the withdrawal of its troops after they were asked to leave Niger by the country’s new junta, ending years of on-the-ground military support and raising concerns from analysts about a gap in the fight against jihadi violence across the Sahel region of Africa. France already announced this week that it would close its …

UN warns nearly 50 million people could face hunger next year in West and Central Africa
1 year, 3 months ago

UN warns nearly 50 million people could face hunger next year in West and Central Africa

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The United Nations warned on Tuesday that hunger could surge across West and Central Africa next year, primarily driven by violence in the conflict-riddled region. Nearly 50 million people could face food insecurity and more than 2.5 million will be on the brink of starvation, said officials from the U.N., the Food and Agriculture Organization, regional and …

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta’s pressure to go
1 year, 3 months ago

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta’s pressure to go

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — The United Nations ended its 10-year peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday following the government’s request that alleged the force was inadequate to respond to growing violent extremism in the West African nation. In June, however, Mali’s junta asked the U.N. mission to leave, claiming that its “future outlook doesn’t seem to respond to the security needs” …

A newly formed alliance between coup-hit countries in Africa’s Sahel is seen as tool for legitimacy
1 year, 4 months ago

A newly formed alliance between coup-hit countries in Africa’s Sahel is seen as tool for legitimacy

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly formed alliance described by some analysts on Friday as an attempt to legitimize their military governments amid coup-related sanctions and strained relations with neighbors. In his first foreign trip since the July coup that brought him into power, Niger’s junta leader, Gen. …

Over half of Sudan’s population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN says
1 year, 4 months ago

Over half of Sudan’s population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Almost seven months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group have left a wave of destruction with over half the population in need of humanitarian aid and raised fears of a repeat of the deadly ethnic conflict in Darfur 20 years ago. “What is happening is verging on pure evil,” the United Nations humanitarian …

Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s Sahel region with communities under siege
1 year, 4 months ago

Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s Sahel region with communities under siege

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Security forces and armed groups are committing war crimes against civilians in Africa’s Sahel region, where extremists and rebels are increasingly fighting to exert dominance and control resources in communities, according to new reports from two rights groups. Civilians are increasingly being killed, abducted or abused, including in Burkina Faso, where jihadi groups have fought for many …

UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people
1 year, 5 months ago

UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people

The Hindu  

Six months of war between Sudan's military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created "one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history," the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. Sudan has been engulfed in chaos since mid-April, when simmering tensions between military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the commander of the paramilitary Rapid …

UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people
1 year, 5 months ago

UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Six months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. Sudan has been engulfed in chaos since mid-April, when simmering tensions between military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the commander of the …

UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people
1 year, 5 months ago

UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people

The Independent  

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Burkina Faso’s junta says its intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt
1 year, 6 months ago

Burkina Faso’s junta says its intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Burkina Faso’s military government said Wednesday its intelligence and security services had thwarted a coup attempt and were actively pursuing others believed involved in what it called a bid to “throw our country into chaos.” A junta statement said the coup attempt happened Tuesday without providing further details. “Officers and other alleged actors involved in this attempt …

Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw
1 year, 6 months ago

Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal last month after a decade of fighting Islamic extremists, resulting in more than 150 deaths. After more than three years in power, Mali’s military junta is struggling to fight growing violence in a hard-hit northern region after demanding the …

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso establish Sahel security alliance
1 year, 6 months ago

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso establish Sahel security alliance

Al Jazeera  

The Sahel nations sign pact that will allow them to cooperate against threats of armed rebellion or external aggression. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have signed a mutual defence pact, as the three Sahel countries aim to help each other against possible threats of armed rebellion or external aggression. “I have today signed with the Heads of State of Burkina …

Burkina Faso: More than 50 security forces killed, dozens wounded by jihadis as violence inches closer to capital
1 year, 6 months ago

Burkina Faso: More than 50 security forces killed, dozens wounded by jihadis as violence inches closer to capital

Firstpost  

Several dozen of the Islamic militants also were killed, as part of an operation to try push back the jihadis from Koumbri so that displaced people could return, the army said. Over 50 security forces lost their lives and many others sustained injuries in a fierce clash with jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said. The number of civilians …

More than 50 security forces killed by jihadis in Burkina Faso, as violence inches closer to capital
1 year, 6 months ago

More than 50 security forces killed by jihadis in Burkina Faso, as violence inches closer to capital

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — More than 50 security forces were killed and dozens wounded during intense fighting with jihadis in northern Burkina Faso, the army said Tuesday. Several dozen of the Islamic militants also were killed, as part of an operation to try push back the jihadis from Koumbri so that displaced people could return, the army said. The number of …

US warns military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel hamper fight against terrorism in the volatile region
1 year, 7 months ago

US warns military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel hamper fight against terrorism in the volatile region

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States warned Friday that the string of military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel region will hamper the fight against terrorism and demanded that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers deny safe haven to terrorist groups including al-Qaida and the Islamic State. Their actions and their activities in Africa are destabilizing, and we’ve encouraged countries in Africa to condemn their …

The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of ‘epic proportions,’ UN aid chief says
1 year, 7 months ago

The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of ‘epic proportions,’ UN aid chief says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The conflict in Sudan is fueling “a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions” that threatens the entire country, the U.N. humanitarian chief warned on Friday. He added that hundreds of thousands of Sudanese children are severely malnourished “and at imminent risk of death if left untreated.” “A long conflict will almost certainly lead to a lost generation of …

Libya’s stability at greater risk after deadly militia clashes, turmoil in Niger and Sudan, UN says
1 year, 7 months ago

Libya’s stability at greater risk after deadly militia clashes, turmoil in Niger and Sudan, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Libya’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid turmoil in neighboring Sudan and Niger that could spill over into the oil-rich North African nation, the country’s U.N. special envoy said Tuesday. Abdoulaye Bathily told the U.N. Security Council that political divisions in Libya “are fraught with risks of violence and disintegration for countries.” …

West Africa defense chiefs finalize Niger intervention plan as junta negotiations deadlock
1 year, 7 months ago

West Africa defense chiefs finalize Niger intervention plan as junta negotiations deadlock

Associated Press  

NIAMEY, Niger — Defense chiefs from West African nations finalized an intervention plan Friday and urged militaries to ready resources after negotiations deadlocked with Niger’s military junta, which says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler. However, defense chiefs from ECOWAS countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger met Friday in Abuja, Nigeria, concluding …

Niger adds to growing list of countries in the Sahel run by the military
1 year, 8 months ago

Niger adds to growing list of countries in the Sahel run by the military

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mutinous soldiers in Niger this week overthrew the democratically elected …

Niger adds to growing list of countries in the Sahel run by the military
1 year, 8 months ago

Niger adds to growing list of countries in the Sahel run by the military

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Mutinous soldiers in Niger this week overthrew the democratically elected government of President Mohamed Bazoum, adding to a growing list of military regimes in West Africa’s Sahel region and raising fears of regional destabilization. Karim Manuel, west and central Africa analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit, says the military governments threaten to unwind democratic gains made not …

How the attempted coup in Niger could expand the reach of extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa
1 year, 8 months ago

How the attempted coup in Niger could expand the reach of extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Until Wednesday’s coup attempt in Niger, the United States' …

Over 1,800 ‘terrorist attacks’ in West Africa in 2023: ECOWAS
1 year, 8 months ago

Over 1,800 ‘terrorist attacks’ in West Africa in 2023: ECOWAS

Al Jazeera  

The West African bloc is set to discuss strengthening a regional standby force to tackle insecurity and threats of coups. Omar Touray told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that half a million people in the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States are refugees and nearly 6.2 million are internally displaced. “The reversal of democratic gains runs parallel …

West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attack in first six months of 2023, regional official says
1 year, 8 months ago

West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attack in first six months of 2023, regional official says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first six months of the year resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths with dire humanitarian consequences, and a top regional official said Tuesday that’s just “a snippet of the horrendous impact of insecurity.” Omar Touray told the U.N. Security Council that half a million people in the 15-nation Economic …

Haitians need aid and face ‘staggering levels’ of gender violence, UN children’s chief says
1 year, 9 months ago

Haitians need aid and face ‘staggering levels’ of gender violence, UN children’s chief says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Close to half of Haiti’s people, 2.2 million adults and 3 million children, need humanitarian aid and thousands of youngsters face “staggering levels” of gender-based violence, the head of the U.N. children’s agency said Thursday. “Haitians and our team, they’re telling me it’s never been worse than it is now — unprecedented hunger and malnutrition, grinding poverty, …

Ethnic violence in Sudan raises genocide alarm as war rages on
1 year, 9 months ago

Ethnic violence in Sudan raises genocide alarm as war rages on

Al Jazeera  

Activists and observers have warned that unchecked violence could prove worse than Darfur’s previous cycle of killings. The rapidly rising levels of ethnic violence in Sudan are raising alarm about genocide as fierce fighting between warring generals of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces nears the end of its second month. There have been numerous reports …

More than 2 million people displaced, Burkina Faso’s government says, as aid falls short
1 year, 9 months ago

More than 2 million people displaced, Burkina Faso’s government says, as aid falls short

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso a country with one of the world’s fastest-growing populations of internally displaced people, with the number mushrooming by more than 2,000% since 2019, according to government data. Since the military takeovers of Burkina Faso’s government began in January 2022, incidents against aid organizations perpetrated …

UN warns that urgent funding needed to avert catastrophic hunger in northeast Nigeria
1 year, 10 months ago

UN warns that urgent funding needed to avert catastrophic hunger in northeast Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least $396 million is urgently needed to prevent widespread hunger and malnutrition in northeastern Nigeria from turning into a “full-blown catastrophe,” the United Nations office in the West African nation said Thursday. “We are ringing the alarm bell that there are people close to or dying right now in the northeast,” Matthias Schmale, the U.N. humanitarian …

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