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Ghana Earns $34m Annually in Transit Fees from Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali
Ghana’s role as a strategic trade corridor for landlocked neighbours Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, is generating over $34 million annually from transit...
Senegal Pledges Full Support to Burkina Faso in Fight Against Terrorism
The Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, has pledged his country’s full support to Burkina Faso in its ongoing battle against terrorism during...
CSS Joint Forces Destroy Terrorist Base in Ménaka Region in Ongoing Counterterrorism Efforts
In a coordinated military operation, forces from Mali and Niger, operating under the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS), successfully destroyed a terrorist base...
CSS Ministers Approve Official Anthem for Sahel Confederation
The Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) has officially adopted an anthem to serve as the musical symbol of its Confederation, Burkinabe state broadcaster...
DSS Arrests Nigerian Activist Kola Edokpayi Over Proposed Rally Supporting Burkina Faso’s Fight Against Foreign Interference
Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested activist and Talakawa Parliament leader Comrade Kola Edokpayi in Benin City, Edo State. The arrest...
Niger Supplies Mali With 40 Tankers Of Fuel Under Joint Military Escort
A convoy of 40 fuel tankers from Niger arrived in Gao, northern Mali, this week under joint military escort, aiming to alleviate a...
Demonstrators March, Picket Western Embassies in Ouagadougou, Accra, London, Paris in Support of Ibrahim Traoré
Streets in Central London, Accra, Paris, Kingston, Ouagadougou and other cities across the world were filled with demonstrators yesterday, marching in solidarity with...
Morocco Hosts CSS Foreign Ministers as Atlantic Initiative Deepens Ties with Sahel States
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has received the foreign ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS)—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—during a high-level...
Terror Group ‘Mahmuda’ Issues Fresh Threat After Attack on Duruma Village in Kwara
Reports have emerged that a newly identified terrorist group calling itself Mahmuda has issued a threat to residents of Duruma village and the...
Mali Transfers Bougouni Lithium Mine Licence to Local Company
The Malian government has officially transferred the operating licence for the Bougouni lithium mine to a newly established local company, Les Mines de...
Air Chiefs of Sahel Confederation Hold First Strategic Meeting in Mali, Plan for Unified Regional Air Defence
The Chiefs of Staff of the Air Forces of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, convened their...
Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Visits Niger, Says “We’re Brothers” Despite Post-2023 Coup Sanctions on Niger
Nigeria and Niger Republic have announced the resumption of bilateral cooperation, following months of tension sparked by a military coup in Niamey and...