Sahel Crisis: Headline Archive

150 logged reports · West Africa · collected every 5 minutes from monitored wire & Telegram sources · preserved permanently · times in UTC
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Monday, 24 August 2026
10:30 political Nigeria: In One Year, the UK Medical Tribunal Sanctioned 16 Nigerian Doctors for Fraud, Rape, Theft, OthersAllAfrica
08:45 political Nigeria: Amnesty Demands Rescue of Worshippers Abducted in Niger Mosque AttackAllAfrica
06:06 political Nigeria: Many Worshippers Abducted From Niger Mosques During Juma'at PrayerAllAfrica
05:58 political Nigeria: Taiwo 'Ogogo' Hassan, Veteran Nigerian Actor, Is DeadAllAfrica
05:49 political Nigeria: Investigation - the Multi-Million Dollar Norwegian Scam and the Role of a NigerianAllAfrica
05:23 political Nigeria: Niger Mosque Abduction - We're Yet to Ascertain Number of Victims - State GovtAllAfrica
Saturday, 22 August 2026
17:58 political Armed men kidnap dozens in attacks on Nigerian villagesAl Jazeera
04:30 political Nigeria and the Sahel: A growing security divideAl Jazeera
Friday, 21 August 2026
15:23 political Nigeria: Some Nigerians Turn to Faith Healers As HIV Aid Dries UpAllAfrica
12:11 political Nigeria: Nigerians Turn to Faith Healers As HIV Aid Dries UpAllAfrica
10:54 political Nigeria: Ahead of 2027 Elections - Youth Vote At Risk As 52% of Young Nigerians UnregisteredAllAfrica
06:07 political Nigeria: UK Warns Citizens Against Travel to 28 Nigerian States Over Terrorism, Kidnap RiskAllAfrica
Thursday, 20 August 2026
21:17 political Major Nigerian coke bust leads to arrestFrance 24
09:43 military Nigeria: No, Nigerian Presidential Hopeful Peter Obi Didn't Say Soldiers Should Reject New Salary IncreasesAllAfrica
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
10:56 diplomacy Nigeria: No Visa Restrictions On Nigerians - South African EnvoyAllAfrica
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
16:42 political Niger: 'Go and Vote' - Bishops Concerned Over Political Apathy Among Majority of NigeriansAllAfrica
16:20 political Nigeria: Nigerian Presidential Hopeful Peter Obi Did Not Say He Would Visit Every Secondary School If ElectedAllAfrica
04:37 escalation Mali: The Coup Costs More Than the Corruption It Claims to FixAllAfrica
Monday, 17 August 2026
12:31 political Prominent Mali journalist, influencer jailed for seven years for criticising juntaFrance 24
06:40 political Nigeria: The Deepwater Tax Incentive Debate - Will the Billions Reach Nigerians?AllAfrica
03:02 political Nigeria: Fake Schengen Visas Surge As Nigerian Passengers Abscond During Morocco TransitAllAfrica
Sunday, 16 August 2026
15:37 political West Africa: Lithium in the Sahel - How Armed Groups Are Exploiting the Global Scramble for the Critical MineralAllAfrica
15:29 political Niger: U.S. Missionary Kidnapped in Niger Freed After More Than Nine MonthsAllAfrica
Friday, 14 August 2026
15:32 political West Africa: State, Determinants, Dynamics, and Fate of Media and Free Expression Rights in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and GuineaAllAfrica
15:22 political US missionary kidnapped in Niger freed after more than nine monthsRFI English
12:54 political US missionary kidnapped in Niger released after nine months in captivityAl Jazeera
10:41 political Mali: Mali Junta Pardons French Agent Jailed for 'Undermining State Security'AllAfrica
10:18 political US missionary released following kidnap in Niger, Christian group saysBBC
09:48 political American missionary kidnapped in Niger freed after 9 months in captivityThe Guardian
08:25 political Mali junta pardons French agent jailed for 'undermining state security'RFI English
07:09 diplomacy Africa: Exclusive - What Nigerian Delegates, African Group of Negotiators Will Demand At COP17AllAfrica
03:24 military Mali says 82 soldiers captured by armed groups have been freedAl Jazeera
Thursday, 13 August 2026
15:50 escalation Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coupBBC
14:50 political Mali pardons French national sentenced to 20 years in prisonFrance 24
09:54 military Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Foil Advance By Terrorists Riding About 200 Motorcycles - OfficialAllAfrica
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
09:40 political Nigeria: NCAA to Introduce Real-Time Luggage Tracking At Nigerian AirportsAllAfrica
07:07 political Nigeria: NFF Apologises to Tinubu, Nigerians Over Super Falcons' Wafcon SetbackAllAfrica
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
21:10 political Nigerians returnees try to re-adapt after trauma in South AfricaFrance 24
12:37 military Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Arrest Kidnap Commander, Recover $1000, WeaponsAllAfrica
08:30 political Nigeria: 192 Children Trafficked, Violated in Niger in Eight MonthsAllAfrica
08:27 diplomacy Nigeria: Visa Application From Nigerians to South Africa Double Despite Xenophobic Attacks - EnvoyAllAfrica
04:40 political Nigeria: ASUU Shuts Nigerian University, Gives ReasonAllAfrica
Monday, 10 August 2026
12:32 military Battle for Mali base has killed dozens of militants, army saysBBC
11:55 political Nigeria: Fintiri Pledges 300 Hectares for New Nigerian Army 10 DivisionAllAfrica
11:36 political Nigeria: Minimum Wage Cannot Sustain Nigerian Workers, Retiring Pension Chief WarnsAllAfrica
05:25 political Nigeria: Nigeria Immigration Service Announces Special Passport Intervention for Nigerians in UKAllAfrica
05:18 political Nigeria: Niger Records 124 Diphtheria Cases, 17 Deaths - CommissionerAllAfrica
04:42 political Nigeria: New Nigerian Army Divisions, Bold Reforms and the Contiguity QuestionAllAfrica
Sunday, 9 August 2026
19:57 military Nigerian army says it safely rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmenBBC
09:05 political Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in Jihadi captivityFrance 24
08:00 political How China’s ‘magic’ rice seeds are transforming the fortunes of Nigerian farmersSCMP World
Friday, 7 August 2026
12:42 political Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's Cancelled DemocracyAllAfrica
09:35 political Nigerian artist transforms ordinary clay into intricate works of artFrance 24
02:30 political Exclusive report with the 308 people rescued by Nigerian forcesAl Jazeera
Thursday, 6 August 2026
17:08 political Nigeria: How Onsa-Coordinated Military, DSS, Counter-Terrorism Operation Rescued 308 Kidnap Victims in Kwara, NigerAllAfrica
13:00 political Ghana and Mali battle for place in last eight at Women's Africa Cup of NationsRFI English
12:40 military Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages abducted by militantsThe Guardian
12:01 political Nigeria: Wyclef Jean Speaks On His Nigerian RootsAllAfrica
05:36 political Nigeria: Tinubu Applauds Rescue of 308 Kwara, Niger Kidnap VictimsAllAfrica
04:35 political Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abducteesBBC
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