Translators who work for German peacekeepers in Mali have told the BBC they fear for their lives as the UN mission winds up its mission in the West African country.
The 19 interpreters wrote to the German government on 7 August asking for protection as the jihadist groups that operate in northern Mali regard those who work with the UN as traitors.
With the destruction of the Shambat Bridge, Khartoum’s bridges find themselves on top of the priority list of the warring parties. In this article, Radio Dabanga looks at the role of bridges in the development of Sudan’s battles.
Last month, French journalist Olivier Dubois, who was held hostage in Mali for over a year, was finally released, but foreign and local journalists working in the Sahel tell VOA that press freedoms continue to be eroded in the region, making it more dangerous for those reporters who are still working.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara have discussed the aftermath of the coup in Niger and the “rapid deterioration” of the security situation in the Sahel at a meeting in the L’Elysée Palace in Paris.
In Niger, military officers who ousted the president are tapping into resentment of the former colonial power
Months after a military coup ousted Niger’s elected president, seen by many here as too close to France, Nigeriens are still celebrating the break with their former colonial power.
A surge in the number of migrants making the treacherous journey from West Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands is straining local authorities, with human rights groups warning that many child migrants are being wrongly classed as adults by Spanish police, putting them at increased risk.
Battles continued for the second day in Jebel Aulia, a city in southern Khartoum state, on Monday, causing mass displacement of citizens towards White Nile state. Clashes also continue in Omdurman and El Obeid in North Kordofan.
Residents near Jebel Aulia told Radio Dabanga that the sounds of explosions and shelling renewed on Monday, to a lesser extent than on Sunday when the RSF launched a major attack on the city that guards a dam across the Nile.
In recent weeks, the world public has been confronted with the brutal war between Israel and Hamas. The international community, despite its great power and massive protests against the war in Gaza, has turned into a mere bystander allowing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to slowly but surely implement the scorched earth policy and turn the Gaza Strip into rubble and ashes.
Ces derniers jours, trois camps militaires ont été ciblés par la Coordination des mouvements de l’Azawad (CMA) et par le Groupe de soutien à l’islam et aux musulmans (GSIM).
L’armée malienne a rapporté l’attaque de trois de ses postes dans le nord, l’ouest et le centre du pays depuis le mercredi 27 septembre. Les séparatistes de la Coordination des mouvements de l’Azawad (CMA), alliance de groupes armés à dominante touarègue, et les jihadistes du Groupe de soutien à l’islam et aux musulmans (GSIM), affilié à Al-Qaïda, ont revendiqué chacun leur côté la prise temporaire de deux d’entre eux.
Au terme d’une réunion des chefs sécuritaires nationaux, décision a été prise d’envoyer un convoi de 119 véhicules dans cette ville contrôlée par la Coordination des mouvements de l’Azawad.
Un important convoi de l’armée malienne s’est mis en mouvement ce lundi 2 octobre à Gao en direction de la région stratégique de Kidal (nord), bastion de la rébellion touarègue, selon deux responsables sécuritaires sous le couvert de l’anonymat. « Dans le cadre du réaménagement de notre dispositif dans le Nord, nous avons commencé le redéploiement de nos forces dans la région nord-est de Kidal », a indiqué une source militaire malienne à l’AFP.