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Mauritania president says running for second term in June polls
RFI via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoGhazouani, 67, has been at the helm of the vast West African country since 2019 and provided...
The West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket
WWTI Watertown· 6 days agoNIAMEY, Niger (AP) — (asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk) Embargoed until 1300 GMT...
US to withdraw troops from Niger after military deal revoked
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe United States and Niger are discussing plans to withdraw American troops from the West African...
No final decision on withdrawing US troops from Niger and Chad, top official tells AP
Hartford Courant· 12 hours agoThere has been no final decision on whether or not all U.S. troops will leave Niger and Chad, two...
Niger Sahel Drugs
Goshen News· 6 days agoIn this photo released by The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, shows officials burning seized drugs in Niamey, Niger, Monday, June 26, 2023....
Once-in-100 year temperatures in Sahel, West Africa impossible without man-made warming, study finds
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA extreme once-in-a-century heatwave in Africa's Sahel and western regions that saw temperatures...
Burkina Faso army massacred 223 villagers in revenge attack - HRW
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe Sahel country is ruled by a military junta, which seized power in a coup in 2022, promising to...
Sahel heatwave made worse by climate change, scientists warn
RFI via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAn extreme heatwave in the Sahel region in March and April would not have been as lethal without...
Drought, food shortages and deadly heat: El Niño has ended but its impacts are still being felt
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWildfires have been raging around the country’s capital during the extended hot, dry spell. Is El...
