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Generative AI a new tool in Mali's information war: studyGenerative AI is increasingly used for information warfare in Mali, according to a study released Wednesday, with the conflict's factions m...- The next wars may not be about oil or borders: Climate change is turning food, water and farmland into new sources of conflict across the worldClimate change is reshaping global agriculture and resource availability. This shift could increasingly drive future conflicts and instabil...
- Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger's ruling junta and how Russian forces intervenedNiger's capital Niamey is calm after soldiers staged a mutiny which was repelled. Loyal forces, aided by Russian troops, quelled the unrest...
- Mutinous soldiers attack airport, presidency in Niger capital, sources sayGunfire and explosions erupted across Niger's capital on Saturday morning. Mutinous soldiers reportedly attacked the airport and areas near...
- Strong El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency saysA powerful El Nino may push nearly 49 million more people into food insecurity. This event carries an 81% chance of being very strong, impa...
- Sahara vs Great Green Wall: An 8,000-km green belt is being built across Africa's Sahel region; aims to stop desert expansionAfrica's Great Green Wall is an 8,000-kilometre restoration initiative stretching from Senegal to Djibouti, aimed at reversing decades of d...
- Niger airport attack kills 13, Al Qaeda-linked militants claim responsibilityNiger's capital Niamey faced a significant attack on its airport and military airbase. Al Qaeda's West Africa affiliate, JNIM, claimed resp...
- Seven Wagner mercenaries killed in Mali attack claimed by al Qaeda affiliateSeven members of the Russian Wagner mercenary group were killed in an attack in central Mali, claimed by an al-Qaeda affiliate. The attack ...
- Niger ends security and defence partnerships with the EUNiger's military leaders announced the termination of two EU security missions, opting to strengthen military ties with Russia. They ended ...
- China's strategic inroads in African Sahel regionFor the past nine years, France has served as primary security provider in the conflict-ridden Sahel region but recentlyFrance has been fac...
- India highlights terrorism, climate change at UNSC open debate"The threat of terrorism has adversely impacted African countries in their pursuit of economic progress and development. The security situa...
- Spread of terrorism in Africa matter of serious concern: S JaishankarBy Yoshita Singh United Nations, Spread of terrorism in Africa, as evident from the challenges in the Sahel, Somalia and central and east A...
- Angelina Jolie visits Goudoubo refugee camp in war-weakened Burkina Faso; says bias in way 'we think about which countries & which people matter'As Special Envoy to the UNHCR, Jolie marked World Refugee Day at the camp in the Sahel.
- UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisisIn its latest Global Trends report released on Friday, UNHCR says the cumulative total of displaced people has risen to 82.4 million - roug...
- Two Mali soldiers die in suspected jihadist ambush"Two of our men were killed by terrorists on Saturday night in an attack on one of our checkpoints, 60 kilometres (40 miles) southwest of G...
- The Sahel's intractable conflictFighting in the vast semi-arid region began in 2012, when Islamist militants joined a local insurgency in northern Mali, capturing swathes ...
- Burkina Faso govt says at least 100 civilians die in attackThe attack took place Friday evening in Solhan village, in the Sahel's Yagha province, government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura said in a stat...
- French forces in Mali kill jihadist commander of an Al-Qaeda-aligned groupAg Moussa, alias 'Bamoussa', is "believed to be responsible for several attacks against Malian and international forces," she said in a sta...
- Children worst affected as terror networks spread tentacles across borders: IndiaTerrorist outfits and individuals banned by the Council are directly or indirectly responsible for abusing child rights, India said in a st...
- French forces kill leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic MaghrebDroukdel was killed on Thursday near the Algerian border, where the group has bases from which it has carried out attacks and abductions of...
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