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Libya's Khalifa Haftar played key role in release of US hostage Kevin Rideout held by Islamic State: SourcesAn American hostage, Kevin Rideout, was freed from an Islamic State affiliate. Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar helped broker the de...15 Aug, 2026, 12.15 AM IST- 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...05 Aug, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
- 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...19 Jun, 2026, 07.39 AM IST
- JNIM: How an al-Qaeda ally became Africa’s most dangerous jihadist group and why the US should worryJama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin is a dangerous group. It is causing instability in West Africa. The group formed in 2017. It has grown...07 Jul, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
- 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 ...23 Nov, 2024, 07.39 AM IST
- US hands over its last military base in Niger to the ruling juntaThe US has handed over its last military base in Niger, Airbase 201, to local authorities after withdrawing troops from Airbase 101 in Niam...06 Aug, 2024, 09.02 AM IST
- 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 ...05 Dec, 2023, 06.09 PM IST
- 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...12 Jan, 2023, 03.33 PM IST
- China making efforts to expand defence ties with Africa through Global Security Initiative“Beijing is deepening its security cooperation with Africa, where it has contributed thousands of troops to the United Nations peacekeeping...02 Aug, 2022, 11.36 AM IST
- India calls for countering terror in Africa’s Sahel and LibyaThe Sahel region stretches from Senegal on the Atlantic coast, through parts of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Su...26 Jan, 2022, 08.51 AM IST
- Critical for UNSC to focus, act upon growing threat of terrorism in Africa: IndiaIndia has called on the international community to focus its attention on the threat of terrorism in Africa, in particular the Sahel region...25 Jan, 2022, 02.51 PM IST
- 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...10 Dec, 2021, 08.00 AM IST
- 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...28 Oct, 2021, 08.36 PM IST
- As France plans to shrink Sahel force, jihadi threat growsFrance is preparing to reduce its military presence here in West Africa's Sahel region, the vast area south of the Sahara Desert where extr...08 Jul, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
- 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.22 Jun, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
- Anti-terror "academy" set up in Ivory CoastIvorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi and his defence minister, Tene Birahima Ouattara, were joined by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le D...11 Jun, 2021, 05.07 PM IST
- 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 ...11 Jun, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
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