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UN Security Council Confronts Mali, Niger and Nigeria Attacks in Fresh Session on Peace Consolidation in West Africa
The UN Security Council has reviewed escalating violence across Mali, Niger and Nigeria during its latest session on peace consolidation in West Africa. Members examined growing terrorist threats, humanitarian pressures and regional diplomatic efforts ahead of the upcoming ECOWAS summit in Sierra Leone.
Mali Coordinated Attacks Hit Bamako and Kidal as Rebels Launch Coordinated Offensive
Jihadists and Tuareg separatists have struck General Assimi Goïta's government at its very heart, launching simultaneous assaults on the capital and three major cities...
ECOWAS Moves Ahead With Regional Force as Jihadist Threat Spreads Across West Africa
West African military chiefs are activating an ECOWAS anti-jihadist force as terrorism expands from the Sahel toward coastal states, raising pressure for coordinated regional action.
Burkina Faso Insurgency Deepens as JNIM Fighters Target Civilians, HRW Say
Civilians across northern Burkina Faso are increasingly trapped between jihadist militants and government-backed militias as the Burkina Faso insurgency escalates, according to a new Human Rights Watch report.
ECOWAS Activates Regional Standby Force to Contain Jihadist Expansion in West Africa
As jihadist violence creeps toward the Gulf of Guinea, ECOWAS has officially activated its regional standby force. With a target of 2,000 elite troops and a new intelligence hub in Abuja, West African leaders are pivoting to a homegrown security strategy to bridge the dangerous gap left by the AES split.
