Sahel Morning Brief — 20 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. JNIM Strikes Near Bamako and Sévaré as Dioura Toll Nears 100 JNIM fighters attacked a security checkpoint at Kasséla, on Bamako's outskirts,...
Sahel Morning Brief — 19 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Death toll from JNIM attack on Mali army camp tops 100 The toll from JNIM's 10 September assault on the army camp at Dioura has risen to more...
Sahel Morning Brief — 18 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Niger strips five more citizens of nationality A decree signed by junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani, announced Thursday evening on state...
Sahel Morning Brief — 17 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Investigation links Africa Corps to Mali's deadly drone campaign A joint investigation by Jeune Afrique, Bellingcat and The Sentry, published...
Sahel Morning Brief — 16 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Algeria's PM visits Bamako, confirms Goïta to travel to Algiers Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb travelled to Bamako on 14 September,...
Sahel Morning Brief — 15 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Mali Army Toll From Dioura Attack Climbs as JNIM Strikes Multiply Security and local sources told AFP that at least 50 Malian soldiers and...
Sahel Morning Brief — 14 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Algerian PM visits Bamako as Mali ties keep warming Algeria's Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb arrived in Bamako on 14 September for an official...
Sahel Morning Brief — 13 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Niger's Tiani reshuffles army command, removing coup co-founder as chief of staff Niger's ruling junta has removed Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou,...
Sahel Morning Brief — 12 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. JNIM claims deadly assault on Mali army camp at Dioura JNIM fighters attacked Mali's military camp at Dioura, in the Mopti region, at dawn on...
Sahel Morning Brief — 11 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Algeria severs diplomatic ties with UAE Algeria announced Thursday it is severing diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, accusing...
Sahel Morning Brief — 10 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Mali's army reports strikes on jihadist positions in Bougouni, Kidal and Ménaka regions Mali's General Staff reported anti-jihadist operations...
Sahel Morning Brief — 9 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. JNIM ambush kills at least 11 Russian Africa Corps fighters and Malian auxiliaries in Mopti A jihadist ambush near Kaka, in Mali's Mopti...
Sahel Morning Brief — 8 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Niger: Ex-Minister's Detention, Journalist's Disappearance Still Unexplained a Week On One week after Niger's post-mutiny crackdown began,...
Sahel Morning Brief — 7 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Niger's mutiny fallout widens as Benin and France deny involvement Benin became the first of the states accused by Niamey of backing last...
Sahel Morning Brief — 6 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Niger accuses France of orchestrating mutiny, threatens international legal action General Tiani chaired Niger's Council of Ministers on 4...
Sahel Morning Brief — 5 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Niger Accuses France of Backing Coup Plot, Threatens International Legal Action Niger's ruling council, chaired by Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani,...
Sahel Morning Brief — 4 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Niger Details Mutiny Weapons Haul as Officer's Foreign-Involvement Claims Draw Chadian Denials Nigerien state media published an inventory of...
Sahel Morning Brief — 3 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Chad Denies Backing Niger's Mutiny as Junta Displays Seized Arsenal, Holds Loyalty Rallies Capt. Roger Gabriel, of Niamey's 1st Parachute...
Sahel Morning Brief — 2 September 2026
TOP STORIES 1. Niger Mutiny: Officer Alleges Chadian Involvement, AU Condemns Any Forcible Power Seizure Three days after a mutiny at Niamey's Base 101,...
Sahel Morning Brief — 1 September 2026
1. NIGER SAYS MUTINY "UNDER CONTROL"; RUSSIAN AFRICA CORPS AIDED BASE RECAPTURE Niamey remained calm for a second straight day after the 28–29 August mutiny...