Niger’s Issoufou Mahamadou & Malian Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

Egypt, Libya ink deal on cooperation in fight against terrorism, human trafficking

Libyan and Egyptian Attorney Generals signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) on increased cooperation in the fight against terrorism, human trafficking, and other crimes. The MoU was signed during a meeting last week in Cairo between visiting Libya’s Attorney General Sideeg Al-Sour and Egyptian counterpart Hamada Al-Sawy, Libya Herald reports. Under the agreement, the two […]

Sahara: UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy to Visit Region Next Week

The new personal envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, will be visiting Tindouf on October 18-19, reported the Moroccan news portal le360 on Friday. The announcement was made by the Polisario Front, said the portal, adding that the UN Official is also expected in Rabat, Algiers and Nouakchott. Horst Köhler, […]

Militants escalate violence in Sahel, threatening coastal West African nations, warns report

Militant Islamist violence continues to escalate in the Sahel, shifting southward and westward to increasingly threaten security of coastal West African nations, according to a new report by Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS). Countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger remain at the epicenter of this violent surge, with fatalities and militant activity hitting […]