Regional News
Alliance members pledge their continued support in the Sahel
Members will focus on three priorities: creating employment opportunities, building resilience to shocks, and promoting regional development and access to basic services. Despite complex and multiple challenges affecting peace, security […]
Insurgents cut off the heads of those caught trying to escape from the village they control
“If the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) catches a person trying to escape, they cut off his head and place it on his back – an terrifying example to […]
Tillabéri: More than 500 livestock stolen by suspected insurgents recovered
A total of 574 livestock – 126 cows, 354 goats and 94 sheep – that had been stolen have been recovered by the Nigerien defence and security forces in the […]
Extremists storm Niger village, killing at least 25 people
Extremists on motorcycles stormed a camp of a local self-defence militia near Bakorat village in the Tahoua region of Niger, killing at least 25 people. The gunmen arrived in the […]
Wife abandons spouse, taking her six children to join Boko Haram
During its 12-year insurgency, the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) has broken up many families, often pitting one brother against another. Businessman Aji Baba Sale never thought it could […]
Traditional chief among the five killed in an attack by the Ambazonian military on Manga village in northeast Nigeria
Five people were killed – including a traditional leader – and scores are missing after members of the Ambazonian military from Cameroon attacked the village of Taraba State in northeast […]
G5 Sahel: Call to the United Nations Security Council for the creation of an operations support office
Extremist attacking terror groups, poor border security and the trafficking of people, illicit goods, weapons and drugs in countries of the G5 Sahel – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and […]
A 200km firebreak in the Diffa region of Niger will benefit 2,755 households
In an attempt to stop runaway bush fires, protect pasture and the environment, a 200km firebreak has been cleared in the commune of Chetimari – which includes Camp Sayama Forage, […]
Nigerien eco-guard Soumaila Hima released after nearly 18 months in captivity
Nigerien eco-guard Soumaila Hima, who was abducted in an attack on the Prélegou surveillance post in March 2020, has been released. He had been held captive for nearly 18 months. […]
Brigadier-general one of seven army personnel killed in two separate extremist attacks
The Nigerian military has confirmed that a brigadier-general was killed on Saturday in an attack by extremists affiliated with the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Askira/Uba Local […]
It is essential to develop a communication plan to counter terror, radicalism and violent extremism in G5 Sahel region
A meeting to discuss and develop an action plan – the 2022-2024 Communication Strategy – among the G5 Sahel countries was held in Bamako, Mali, from November 8 to 10. […]
