Germany has temporarily withdrawn its diplomatic personnel from Niger, citing a deteriorating security environment and heightened risks to foreign nationals. Officials in Berlin pointed to growing concerns that Western citizens are increasingly being targeted for kidnappings by terrorist groups and organized criminal networks operating across the Sahel region. Western Missions…
Burkina Faso is experiencing a renewed wave of violence as jihadist militants linked to Al-Qaeda intensify attacks on civilians, Human Rights Watch reports. In under a month, at least 38 civilians have been killed and nine women abducted in separate incidents, underscoring the country’s deepening security crisis. The attacks have…
Amid a deepening fuel crisis in Mali, a convoy of 82 petrol tankers arrived in Bamako over the weekend, traveling from neighboring Niger. The 1,400-kilometre journey took 21 days due to ongoing regional insecurity. The city has been severely affected by a fuel blockade lasting over two months, imposed by…