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French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Chad's transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby over the withdrawal of French forces from Niger and regional crises in the Sahel.

While the UN voiced concern over an escalation of fighting in in Azawad in northern Mali, the Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said this weekend that the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers…

President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first visit to NATO headquarters since Russia’s invasion last year as Ukraine braces for a barrage of attacks on power stations and other infrastructure

Niger's military rulers have said a first convoy of French troops will begin preparations to leave the Sahel country Tuesday, after the leaders of  the recent coup ordered them out.

The Malian army on Saturday said it had taken control of a stopover town on the way to the northern rebel stronghold Kidal amid a resumption of hostilities in the region.

Nearly a million children have been unable to return to school in Burkina Faso this week due to insecurity caused by the ongoing jihadist insurgency in the country. The United Nations Children's Fund…

Algeria's foreign minister said that President Tebboune had proposed an initiative for a peaceful political settlement

The conflicts in the Burkina Faso military are deeply entwined with the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine, as the Burkinabè junta led by Traoré develops ties with the Kremlin.

Civilians in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have joined junta leaders to celebrate withdrawal of French troops, seeing it as a victory against neo-colonialism.

This attempted coup comes nearly a year to the day since junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore seized power.