Bamako photography biennale rises above conflict
Despite the constant threat of jihadist attacks, Bamako in Mali has once again successfully staged its African Biennale of Photography
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Operation Barkhane
Terrorism is on the increase in the Sahel. Security expert Al Venter describes the French-led operation aimed at bringing security to Mail, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad
More honours for African Spiderman
The young Malian migrant who risked his life to save that of a small child in Paris continues to be fêted around the world. The …
Can the Sahel recapture its lost glory?
Today the vast Sahel region, lying between North and sub-Saharan Africa, is characterised by general poverty, lawlessness and the presence of terrorist groups. But it …
Voters anxious as Mali awaits presidential election results
Thousands of Malians voted in presidential elections Sunday in the capital, but others struggled in parts of the country’s north where some ballot boxes were …
War games in the Sahel
Over the past three years, the Sahel, specifically Niger, has become the venue of a military build-up of foreign troops from the US, France, Germany, …