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After Mali exit, Niger accepts foreign forces to secure border

Comments by President Mohamed Bazoum come a day after France and European allies announce withdrawal from Mali.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2022

Niger accepts foreign special forces to secure Mali border area, president says

Niger has accepted that French and European special forces will be deployed into its territory from neighbouring Mali, in order to secure the border area with the West African state, Niger's president said on Twitter on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2022

Why has France been at war for a decade in the West African desert?

France and military allies are leaving Mali after using it for almost a decade as a base for fighting Islamist insurgents who continue to wreak havoc and control swathes of territory around West Africa.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022

Deadly attacks on Benin's northern border raise fears of jihadist intrusion

Nine people including a Frenchman were killed this week in attacks in a national park in Benin's remote north bordering troubled Niger and Burkina Faso.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 11, 2022

Analysis-Leaving Mali would not be easy as French military feels the heat

France is considering withdrawing its troops from Mali, but adapting its strategy to prevent Islamist militancy spreading south may prove complex and contribute to uncertainty in the region.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2022

Gunmen kill 11 Nigerian security agents, some villagers -state governor

Gunmen in Nigeria have killed 11 security agents and several villagers after attacking remote villages in the north-central state of Niger, its governor Alhaji Bello said on Monday.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2022

Two Algerian Soldiers Killed in Clash with Militants

Two Algerian soldiers and two militants were killed in a firefight near the desert border with Niger, the North African country's defense ministry said Friday. "Following a clash with a terrorist group along the border zone in the Hassi Tiririne region... two soldiers were killed on the field of honor,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2022

Les djihadistes du Sahel ne gouvernent pas de la même manière: le contexte est déterminant

La région du Sahel, une zone composée de pays en grande partie semi-arides situés sous le Sahara, ne cesse de subir les attaques des insurgés djihadistes d’affiliations diverses.

The Conversation · Jan 25, 2022

Nigeria extremists still ‘very dangerous,’ says UN official

A top U.N. official says that the Islamic extremist insurgency in northeast Nigeria is a “very, very dangerous (and) very threatening” crisis that needs more than $1 billion in aid in 2022 to assist those hit by the decade-long conflict

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

Women behind the lens: ‘She was too beautiful not to be photographed’

Etinosa Yvonne recalls a chance encounter with a Fulani woman in northern Nigeria

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2022