Gulf News Challenge from the Sahel Is the Sahel about to become the new Afghanistan? A band of territory immediately south of the waterless Sahara, it has become a lawless haven for smugglers, kidnappers, armed Islamist groups and... (photo: UN / Fardin Waezi)
Independent online (SA) African heads clamp down to get back to civilian rule DAKAR: West African presidents have threatened tougher action against coup leaders in Mali and Guinea-Bissau who have resisted efforts to fully restore civilian rule. Guinea-Bissau’s ruling... (photo: EC / EC)