•France warns W. Africa instability risks reversing gains against jihadists ahead of G5 Sahel summit Mali and Burkina Faso must guarantee at a summit this week that their domestic political problems do not reverse fragile military successes against Islamist militants in the Sahel region, a French presidential source said on Monday. Former
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Breaking terrorism supply chains in West Africa
•The region’s coastal states need to disrupt the funding and logistics networks used by violent extremists. By Sampson Kwarkye Last month Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire jointly conducted Operation Comoé along their borders. They captured 38 suspected terrorists, killed eight, and dismantled training camps. The operation reflects growing concern in these and other West
The Children Left Behind in West Africa’s Conflict-torn Region
Human rights groups say children in conflict regions aren't receiving enough support. Children who have escaped from Boko Haram are treated with suspicion in Nigeria, while schools are closing in Burkina Faso. Mohammad Al-Amin A generation of children in West Africa risk missing out on vital education and
COVID-19: Hunger Looms as West African Food Trade Comes under strain over Shuts Borders
As Mosques Reopen in West Africa, COVID-19 Fears Grow
West African countries on alert for child labour spike due to coronavirus
Business as usual for jihadists in the Sahel, despite pandemic
Flore Berger While COVID-19 has impacted the Sahel, governments and stakeholders in the region must not let it overshadow their responses to resolving the ongoing jihadist insurgency, argues Flore Berger. COVID-19 has captured everyone’s attention and is likely to remain a top policy priority for most of 2020. Pandemic-focused coverage has eclipsed
WHO Expresses Concern at Community Spread of Coronavirus in West Africa
The World Health Organization is worried by the community spread of the new coronavirus in a significant number of West African countries, the regional head of the organization said on Thursday. Sub-Saharan Africa has confirmed around 23,800 cases with over 900 deaths. A number of countries have issued targeted lockdowns in
West Africa must confront its foreign terrorist fighters
By Adja Khadidiatou Faye One year ago, 13 Senegalese nationals were convicted for acts of terrorism by criminal association. Twelve of them had joined Boko Haram in Nigeria. The 13th joined Katiba al-Furqane, a branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Mali. Why do nationals from West African countries leave to join
Earlier Ebola Outbreaks, and How the World Overcame Them
Editor's note: Hemorrhagic fever inspires almost mythic terror, but whether it can be beaten depends more on people than on medical advances. Donald G. McNeil Jr. The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is only the second-largest in history, but undoubtedly the most frustrating. Scientists are fairly certain they have the medical