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Sahel Crisis Escalates as World Looks Away - UN

Conflict and hunger are leading to sharp levels of displacement in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger as people flee their homes in search of safety and something to eat, the UN says.

Central Africa: Sahel Crisis Escalates as World Looks Away

VOA, 20 November 2019

The World Food Organization warns the humanitarian crisis in Africa's Sahel region is growing, while the world pays scant attention to this unfolding tragedy. Read more »

Photo: FAO

Food crisis in the Sahel (file photo).

Mali: 'Continuing Deterioration' Leaves Mali Facing Critical Security Level - UN Expert

UN News, 2 December 2019

Security in Mali has become critical, with unprecedented incidents of communal violence and increasingly more deadly terror attacks, reported a UN human rights expert on Monday,… Read more »
Ghana: Boly Hamidou - African Leaders Must Step Up Efforts On Mali Conflict

Ghanaian Times, 11 November 2019

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Permanent Representative to Mali, Boly Hamidou has called on African leaders to step up their efforts and strategies to tackle… Read more »
Mali: UN Expert Embarks On Fourth Visit After Fresh Violence

OHCHR, 15 November 2019

His visit follows the killing on 1 November of 49 soldiers and one civilian in an attack on a Malian armed forces camp in Ménaka, and violence in early October in the… Read more »
Mali: Attack On Army Kills Dozens of Soldiers

Deutsche Welle, 19 November 2019

Militants deemed jihadists by the Mali government have attacked armed forces as they were on patrol duty. It was the second mass attack this month in the country, which has… Read more »
Mali: Death Toll in Mali Attack Rises to 30 Soldiers

Tunis Afrique Presse, 20 November 2019

The death toll from an attack against an army patrol in northern Mali has risen to 30 from an earlier count of 24, army spokesman Diarran Kone told Reuters on Tuesday. Read more »
Mali: France Announces Death of Top Jihadist in Mali

RFI, 6 November 2019

France has announced the death of a top jihadist leader in Mali, as it continues to push for European support in fighting the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel. Read more »
Mali: Africa Insiders - a Massacre in Mali, and Its Underlying Dynamics

African Arguments, 8 November 2019

The essentials: At least 53 Malian soldiers were killed in n attack on a military camp near Indelimane in northern Mali. The attack was claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS) and… Read more »
Mali: French Forces Kill Extremist Leader

Deutsche Welle, 6 November 2019

France's Defense Ministry has confirmed the death of a leader of the West African Islamic extremist group JNIM. The group is one of many militant groups with links to "Islamic… Read more »