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Press freedom hits its lowest level in 25 yearsPress freedom has hit a 25-year low. More than half the world's countries now face difficult or very serious press freedom situations. The ...30 Apr, 2026, 12.19 PM IST- Mali airline suspends flights after attacks spark security crisisA Mali airline said Tuesday it had temporarily halted flights to two regions, as the country grappled with the aftermath of large-scale wee...28 Apr, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
- Mali defence minister Sadio Camara killed, fresh fighting between army and rebelsMali's defence minister died after an attack on his house, his family said Sunday, as the army fought a second day of battles with jihadist...26 Apr, 2026, 08.31 PM 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
- France to start evacuating French, EU citizens from NigerFrance has announced it will evacuate French and other European citizens from Niger following the military coup last week, making it the se...01 Aug, 2023, 05.37 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
- 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
- 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
- Algeria bans French military planes from airspace: French armyFrance's jets regularly fly over Algerian territory to reach the Sahel region of western Africa, where its soldiers are helping to battle j...03 Oct, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
- Norway joins anti-jihadist taskforce in MaliA member of NATO but not the EU, Norway will become the ninth country to take part in Takuba, an operation that aims to play a central role...14 Jul, 2021, 04.50 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
- 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
- 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...06 Jun, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
- Red Fort Capital to invest Rs 1000 crore in Lotus Greens projectsLotus Greens Developers today said private equity firm Red Fort Capital would invest Rs 1,000 crore in its various residential projects in ...07 Oct, 2013, 05.54 PM IST
- Red Fort Capital invests Rs 365 cr in Lotus Greens DevelopersLotus Greens Developers today said it has raised Rs 365 crore from private equity firm Red Fort Capital for the development of housing proj...19 Sep, 2013, 06.23 PM IST
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