The US State Department: We are very concerned about the safety of the Nigerien President, who is detained by the Military Council
Islamic State in the Greater Sahel (ISGS) has published images of the execution of "two Wagner spies in Anderamboukane", in the Menaka region
1 rok temuThe U.S. Embassy in Niger has released an “Urgent Security Alert” advising that any American Citizens still in the Capital of Niamey to Shelter-in-Place until further notice and to not attempt to enter the Downtown Areas near the Presidential Palace due to an Increase in Security Forces; a Curfew has also been put in place for U.S. Embassy Personnel due to the ongoing Situation"
Pierwsza grupa instruktorów PMC Wagner przybyła z Mali do Nigru
Nigerian President Tinubu seeks his country's Senate support to back a regional military intervention in neighbouring Niger
1 rok temuThe last round of contacts between the military junta and ECOWAS has failed and the talks have collapsed when the delegation left the country. Parallel to this, the Nigerian junta has withdrawn from their functions the ambassadors in France, the United States, Togo and Nigeria.
Sierra Leone police arrest senior military officers over plot to undermine democracy
1 rok temuMorocco - in joint operations with Spain, BCIJ - DGST arrest ISIS supporter in Nador (and in Lerida, Spain), who were planning attacks in Europe facilitated by migrant smuggling networks
Washington agrees to sell HIMARS missiles to Morocco for $524
$774.2 million US Arms Sale to Morocco: HIMARS, ($524.2 million) Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) ($250 million)
Speech of the Moroccan Prime Minister during talks with his Spanish counterpart
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 12 km SSW of Bni Bouayach, Morocco
Moroccan authorities: No victims in the gas storage depot fire in the city of Mohammedia, south of Rabat
Moroccan authorities: evacuate a number of homes and hotels and remove ships from the docks due to the gas storage depot fire in the city of Mohammedia
1 rok temuThe moment a gas storage depot exploded in Mohammedia, Morocco
The Gambian government announces the thwarting of an attempted coup against power
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 23 km NE of Imzouren, Morocco
2 rok temu2nd attack on Beninese Army: A patrol was ambushed by IS militants near the town of Ghani, in Alibori region. 2 soldiers were killed & rest others allegedly fled the area. The group claims to have seized their weapons & two motorcycles
2 rok temuISIS Sahel Province declared its expansion to Benin, a country bordering Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso. The group retroactively reported several ops from July in latest an-Naba, targeting Beninese forces in Alibori Dept - largest and northernmost region of the country
Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah arrives in Dakar for talks with Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the current chairman of the African Union, on ways of resolving the Libyan crisis
2 rok temuTAP Air Portugal A320neo collides with a motorbike while landing at Conakry Airport in Guinea. The aircraft rolled out without further incident however both occupants of the motorbike were killed
2 rok temuConfirmed: Real-time network data show that Sierra Leone is in the midst of a near-total internet shutdown amid anti-government protests in Freetown; metrics indicate national connectivity at 5% of ordinary levels; incident ongoing
Over 400 migrants storm border fence in Spain's Melilla enclave
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 64 km NW of Melilla, Spain
Ghana's foreign affairs minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has called for urgent international action in response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in parts of Africa due to food insecurity
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 48 km NE of Al Hoceïma, Morocco
Terrorism: Morocco Arrest in Berkane in cooperation with the FBI of a 37-year-old engineer linked to ISIS leading a terrorist recruitment network and planning attacks against Moroccan and foreign personalities (Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations BCIJ)
2 rok temuTerrorism: Extraordinary meeting of ECOWAS Chiefs of Staff, 5 and 6 May, in Ghana, to strengthen military cooperation. Ghana calls for intelligence sharing to better monitor GATs. Mali, Burkina and Guinea, suspended, took part
Zełenski odwołał ambasadorów Ukrainy z Maroka i Gruzji
Mauritanian Presidency: Mohamed Bilal Messaoud appointed prime minister
