This is a one source piece by AP, but might be right:
Niger’s #junta rulers ask for help from #Russian group #Wagner as it faces military intervention threat
Interesting broad-sweep-of-history observation about the new #Sahel alliance, out of Jerusalem this morning: there was a time when South Africa and Rhodesia banded together to fight efforts to end white minority rule.
They too claimed to be fighting terrorism and foreign interference.
But Europe can't afford to let jihadism flourish in the Sahel. Eventually, its electorate will demand action – with or without consent from coup leaders.
The disruption of oil exports from South Sudan after one of its key oil pipelines to international markets was damaged in February could further escalate already acute level of violence and in security in the country, experts have warned....
The leaders of the three Sahel nations said it was a "sovereign decision" to leave the Economic Community of West African States "without delay." Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, said Sunday they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) immediately....
The reported death of the leader of the Russian mercenary group, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash yesterday has raised tension and speculations around the world especially concerning the alleged plot by the militant group to back the military junta in Niger Republic....
Russia is going to build a nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso. This news was reported by Reuters, citing statements by the local Ministry of Energy. If the project is implemented, the country will become the third on the continent to have a nuclear power plant. One plant is built on French reactors and operates in South Africa....
The United States said Wednesday that Sudan's rival forces have both committed war crimes in their brutal conflict and alleged a new ethnic cleansing campaign in scarred Darfur.
"Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the Northern border of Senegal to see an innovative land recovery project within the Great Green Wall of Africa that is harvesting rainwater, increasing food security, and rehabilitating the ecosystem."
It has a lot of interesting stuff you might not heard about: #uranium , #fertility rate, #German training base, #US investment in #Agadez , #Russia - Africa summit, #Wagner, Dugin, etc - please tune in and let me know if you have any questions
Die Bundeswehr soll aus Mali abziehen, die Zusammenarbeit mit der Region aber gestärkt werden. Entwicklungsministerin Schulze will jetzt die Präsidentschaft der Sahel-Allianz übernehmen. Von Nina Amin und Viktoria Kleber.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed Beninese President Patrice Talon to the Niger Republic over the unfolding tension in the country. On Wednesday morning, a heavy military presence was reported at the presidential palace in Niamey, Niger’s capital city.
Geographic definitions of the #Sahel region vary. Commonly, it stretches from #Senegal on the Atlantic coast, through parts of #Mauritania, #Mali, #BurkinaFaso, #Niger, #Nigeria, #Chad and #Sudan to #Eritrea on the Red Sea coast.
Now add to this map, the latest military coups (incl. Wagner/Russia or not):
The two separate attacks targeted the Timbuktu boat on the Niger river and an army position at Bamba, in the northern Gao region with "a provisional toll of 49 civilians and 15 soldiers killed", according to a government statement....
Söldner im Sahel: Russland umschmeichelt Afrikas Putschisten
Russland baut seinen Einfluss in Afrika beständig aus. Seit der Umbenennung der Wagner-Truppe in "Afrikakorps" hat ihre Bedeutung dort sogar zugenommen. Vor wenigen Tagen sind etwa 100 Soldaten im Sahel-Staat Niger eingetroffen. Von Kai Küstner.
The boss lady on a #Caturday morning, after celebrating #TheGlobalJigsaw 's New York Festivals award... yet despite the jolly distraction, she subbed and updated our latest episode on #drones - including #Iran attacking #Israel , a deep dive into the #UkraineWar and drone use in the #Sahel , plus a bit of #Drone history from the Queen bee on and #Shahed and #Bayraktar production - tune in, #CatsOfMastodon, you'll like it:
Niger’s military government sides with Russia in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing influence in Africa. Armed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months were rife with speculation that the military government would align with Moscow and possibly form ties with...
La répétition de coups d’Etats dans des pays du Sahel, qui s’est accompagnée d’une brutale dégradation des relations diplomatiques avec la France, accrédite l’existence d’une crise sahélienne. Dans des pays dont la population est encore très majoritairement rurale et agricole, nous questionnons les ressorts agraires de cette crise.
Même si nous mettons l’accent sur les trois pays du centre ouest du Sahel (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger), notre propos vaut aussi pour l’ensemble du Sahel (voir carte en bas de page).
Nous considérons par ce terme la zone de steppes soumise à un climat semi-aride qui s’étend autour du 13e parallèle (400-800mm de précipitations annuelles), séparant le désert saharien des zones de savanes soudaniennes3 plus humides, allant d’Ouest en Est du Sahel atlantique (Mauritanie et Sénégal) à la vallée du Nil (Soudan).
Ce questionnement des fondements agricoles de la crise implique de prendre en compte un temps plus long que l’écume de l’actualité et de considérer les transformations profondes qui affectent les territoires ruraux dans leur diversité.
South Sudan’s disrupted oil exports due to neighboring Sudan’s civil war could escalate insecurity (northafricapost.com)
The disruption of oil exports from South Sudan after one of its key oil pipelines to international markets was damaged in February could further escalate already acute level of violence and in security in the country, experts have warned....
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger quit Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (www.dw.com)
The leaders of the three Sahel nations said it was a "sovereign decision" to leave the Economic Community of West African States "without delay." Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, said Sunday they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) immediately....
Niger Crisis: Concerns in Niger as Wagner boss, Prigozhin, dies In plane crash (leadership.ng)
The reported death of the leader of the Russian mercenary group, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash yesterday has raised tension and speculations around the world especially concerning the alleged plot by the militant group to back the military junta in Niger Republic....
[Op Ed] Why Russia is building a nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso (english.nv.ua)
Russia is going to build a nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso. This news was reported by Reuters, citing statements by the local Ministry of Energy. If the project is implemented, the country will become the third on the continent to have a nuclear power plant. One plant is built on French reactors and operates in South Africa....
US finds war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Sudan war (www.france24.com)
The United States said Wednesday that Sudan's rival forces have both committed war crimes in their brutal conflict and alleged a new ethnic cleansing campaign in scarred Darfur.
Niger Coup: Economic Community of West African States Deploys Benin President To Niger (www.thetidenewsonline.com)
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed Beninese President Patrice Talon to the Niger Republic over the unfolding tension in the country. On Wednesday morning, a heavy military presence was reported at the presidential palace in Niamey, Niger’s capital city.
First French troops depart Niger as military junta beds in (www.euronews.com)
Anti-French protests outside embassy compound in Niamey marked a new hostility towards Paris's operations in the Sahel....
Cameroon Hosted Sahel Cross-Boundary Pastoralists Forum Proposes Peacekeeping (www.voanews.com)
Ministers from eight of Africa's Sahel region countries are meeting in Cameroon to try to end conflicts between farmers and nomadic herders
More than 60 killed in attacks on passenger boat and army base in Mali (www.france24.com)
The two separate attacks targeted the Timbuktu boat on the Niger river and an army position at Bamba, in the northern Gao region with "a provisional toll of 49 civilians and 15 soldiers killed", according to a government statement....
Russia has tightened its hold over the Sahel region – and now it’s looking to Africa’s west coast (theconversation.com)
Niger’s military government sides with Russia in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing influence in Africa. Armed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months were rife with speculation that the military government would align with Moscow and possibly form ties with...