Mali conflict: Macron announces troops to leave after nine years
Mali coup France and its allies in a European force will withdraw their troops from Mali after almost a…
Why France faces so much anger in West Africa
By Paul Melly Africa analyst Sahel Islamist insurgency It all started so positively. Where have things gone wrong? Why…
Head of Islamic State in Sahara killed by French troops – Macron
Sahel Islamist insurgency The head of the Islamic State group in the Sahara has been killed by French troops,…
Sahel jihadists: West Africa faces up to policing its terror triangle
By Paul Melly Africa analyst Sahel Islamist insurgency With Chad’s withdrawal of troops and the imminent reduction in French…
Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attack
Sahel Islamist insurgency Armed men have killed around 100 people in an attack on a village in the north of…