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How many ‘accidents’? Nigeria’s military faces growing questions over civilian airstrikes

From Tudun Biri to Jilli and Zamfara, repeated reports of civilians being killed in Nigerian military airstrikes during Christopher Musa’s years at the centre...

Niger accuses France of backing failed military mutiny

Niger’s military-led government has accused France of backing a failed mutiny that saw renegade soldiers attack key military and government sites in the capital,...

Kidnapping has become one of Nigeria’s most profitable criminal industries

From hostage-taking in the Niger Delta to mass school abductions, highway attacks and multimillion-naira ransom demands, kidnapping has evolved into one of Nigeria’s most...

Mali: JNIM targets fuel convoys in renewed bid to squeeze Bamako

Just as fuel supplies in Mali’s capital appeared to be stabilising after months of severe disruption, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam...

Pay before you farm: How bandits extort Muslim farmers in Nigeria’s Sokoto State

For Muslim farming families in parts of Sokoto State in north-west Nigeria, the agricultural season is no longer simply about rain, seeds and harvest....

Nigeria’s EFCC sacks more than 40 employees for corruption and financial malpractice

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has dismissed more than 40 members of staff for alleged corruption and financial misconduct over the past three years, as its...

Analysis: Algeria’s Su-30 deployment to Niger signals new ambitions in the Sahel

The deployment of four Algerian Su-30 fighter jets to Niger, a day after an attempted coup against the regime of General Abdourahamane Tiani, amounts...

Algeria seeks death penalty for arsonists after deadly wildfires

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has called for the death penalty to be introduced for anyone convicted of deliberately starting forest fires, following a deadly...

DR Congo reopens schools amid record Ebola outbreak

Children across the Democratic Republic of the Congo are returning to school as the country battles what authorities say is its largest Ebola outbreak...

Insurgency and mutiny expose cracks in Niger junta’s armour

An attempted mutiny that shook several military positions in Niamey has exposed a new vulnerability for General Abdourahamane Tiani’s military regime: it must now...

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