AFP Former rebel leader Rhissa Ag Boula opposes the coup in Niger, image from 2011 NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 18:13 Almost two weeks after the coup in Niger, an influential politician has launched a resistance movement in the West African country. Former Tuareg rebel leader and former minister Rhissa Ag Boula has proclaimed the Council of Resistance … Read more
Two short days in Chad will they be enough to agree on the means to resolve the crisis in the Sahel and in particular in Mali ? This crisis weakens States on the verge of bankruptcy ; it allows extremist groups to establish themselves in areas where national sovereignty is lying fallow; finally, it mobilizes … Read more
It’s the same principle as the good old cassettes recorded in a cellar, copied a thousand times and shared between fans. Except that today musicians from the Sahel only need a smartphone and a WhatsApp message to make themselves known around the world. This is what Ali Traoré, 26, hopes. In a dirt floor in … Read more
What to do in the Sahel? The fall of the Malian president is a sign, not surprisingly, of the decomposition of states in the region, which are for the most part structurally unstable. However, we know the challenges they face: very strong demographic growth – neighboring Niger has the world fertility record; unproductive and undiversified … Read more
Published on : 30/06/2020 – 18:16Modified : 30/06/2020 – 18:16 – The presidents of five Sahel countries and France arrived Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, to take stock of their fight against jihadists in the region. Follow the joint conference live on France 24. The G5 Sahel countries and France take stock Tuesday, June 30 in … Read more
Emmanuel Macron will travel to Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Tuesday, June 30, to participate in a G5 Sahel summit to take stock of the anti-jihadist struggle in this region where more than 5,000 French soldiers are deployed, the Élysée announced on Friday 26 June. The head of state will go back and forth during the day … Read more
Who was Abdelmalek Droukdal? A 50 year old Algerian, engaged in jihad since 1991. Member of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), Droukdal became emir of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) in 2004. In 2007, he pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda, soon to be renamed Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqmi), of … Read more
Published on : 06/07/2020 – 07:41 – The death Wednesday of the leader of Aqmi, Abdelmalek Droukdal, in the north of Mali, during a French operation, is “a beautiful result” but “does not solve the problem of the Sahel”, explain specialists of the region. He was one of the main leaders of the Sahelo-Saharan Islamist … Read more