Mauritania has begun enforcing a 10 kilometre civilian exclusion zone along parts of its northern borders, including areas ...

The government is moving to curb the rise of cheap, off-the-shelf technology being repurposed by militant groups for surveillance and targeted attacks.

Tuareg pioneers and Grammy-winning collective Tinariwen have announced their tenth studio album, Hoggar, due March 13 via the band’s own Wedge label. More ...

Niger has revoked the licences of dozens of transport operators and drivers for refusing to deliver fuel to neighbouring Mali ...

In a refugee camp in Mauritania, displaced Malians describe fleeing both Islamist insurgents and their own military ...

Mali and Burkina Faso announced restrictions on visitors from the US in response to Washington imposing travel curbs on their citizens. “Invoking the principle of reciprocity, Burkina Faso will ...

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November 19, 2025: The Mail capital Bamako is suffering rampant paranoia. There are frequent disruptions in the availability of electrical power. Households and businesses are accustomed to some ...

MBERA, Mauritania — The men move in rhythm, swaying in line and beating the ground with spindly tree branches as the sun sets over the barren and hostile Mauritanian desert. The crack of the wood ...