Sahel Region

Economic activity is mixed, with Burkina Faso pursuing resource nationalism and international financing, while regional infrastructure projects and aid flows continue.

• 2Burkina Faso's president breaks taboos on African manufacturing
• 1Africa's Lake Chad has shrunk by 90% since 1960, now the government is paying $50 billion to redirect wat
• 1Mali Lošinj opens new waterfront promenade
• 1Burkina Faso: New World Bank Financing to Expand Economic Opportunities and Strengthen Social Protection Systems - World Bank Group
• 1Shettima launches Niger Delta agricultural development fund

Diplomatic isolation deepens as Chad withdraws from the ICC, Burkina Faso expels French diplomats and suspends UN rights office, while Mali engages with Russia and faces potential US military intervention.

• 4Chad announces withdrawal from International Criminal Court
• 4US military intervention in Mali possible, Bamako silent
• 2Macky Sall expected in Senegal for electoral meeting with President Faye
• 2French town gives 46,000 euros to Mali, sparking debate
• 2Russia and Mali foreign ministers meet in Moscow

Security deteriorates sharply in Mali, with a major jihadist attack killing at least 50 soldiers, rebel ambushes on Russian convoys, and US considering military strikes.

• 7At least 50 soldiers killed in Mali jihadist attack
• 5Trump administration weighing military options in Mali, officials say
• 5Mali rebels attack convoy of Russian reinforcements headed to besieged military camp
• 5Coordinated attacks target army and prison in Mali
• 5Militants on trucks in Mali say ‘God is Great’ as gunshots ring out

Societal tensions center on Burkina Faso's junta clashing with the Muslim community over religious and historical narratives, while water scarcity fuels conflicts in eastern Chad.

• 2Why Traore has opened a new front with Burkina Faso’s Muslim community
• 1Burkina Faso fines French broadcaster again over free access to state TV
• 1Water scarcity fuels conflicts in eastern Chad
• 1Ibrahim Traoré breaks African taboo on Arab slavery
• 1Chad ends visa requirements for African visitors