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• [New] A survey of Togolese citizens recently looked into perceptions of their government's handling of the terrorist threat in the northern region and of the Alliance of Sahel States - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The Conversation
• [New] The AES comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger now faces an elevated threat level as jihadist operations extend beyond rural insurgencies to direct challenges against state institutions and urban populations. Global Upfront Newspapers
• NLNG's attempts to meet LNG production commitments are hindered by frequent pipeline attacks and continued security challenges in the Niger Delta region, reducing gas supply and production to less than 50% of projected capacity. Policy Center
• Countries such as Somalia, Niger, Mali, Ethiopia, and Uganda have achieved relatively low ASMR attributable to metabolic risks, despite their limited resources. BioMed Central
• Russia's growing relations with Alliance of Sahelian States, consisting Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger provides boundless potential opportunity to recalibrate their foreign policy away from western colonizers. Business Post Nigeria
• The G5 Sahel, comprising Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, aims to enhance cooperation among member states in addressing terrorism, organized crime, and other security threats. Eurasia Review
• In January, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced they would leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a move that would limit opportunities for their citizens to seek justice for human rights violations. Human Rights Watch
• In January, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger withdrew from the ECOWAS, delivering a major blow to a regional bloc already grappling with security threats and economic instability. allAfrica.com
• The trajectories in the nine fastest growing countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, and Somalia, will influence the size and timing of the population peak at the global level. Population Connection
• Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have formed a coalition, often focusing on security and military cooperation in the face of growing threats from extremist groups in the Sahel region. County Local News
• In Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal, countries which are highly affected by droughts and food insecurity, the loss of productive and fertile land threatens the livelihoods of both farming communities and pastoralists. Both ENDS
• The Niger and Benue rivers in Lokoja, Kogi State, and Makurdi, Benue State, have reached critical red-alert levels, placing more areas at risk of further flooding. United Nations Population Fund
• The Azawad movement seeks to establish a Tuareg state extending from northern Mali to include areas of Niger, southern Algeria, and Libya, which will lead to an escalation of the conflict between them. World Policy Hub
• There are fears in many quarters that the crisis in Rivers State has the potential to obstruct the peace in the oil rich state, the Niger Delta and by extension, Nigeria as a whole. Daily Trust
• The recent withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised significant security concerns for Nigeria, with experts warning of potential threats from insurgent groups. Businessday NG
• Since then, Mali and Niger have become hotbeds for insurgencies, threatening the stability of their coastal neighbours, including Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo and Benin. The Conversation
• Hungary's impact on migration in Chad will be more limited given migration numbers in Chad are much lower than countries like Niger and Sudan. Institute for the Study of War
• In response, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Niger's membership and imposed a series of sanctions, with Nigeria playing a leading role by closing its borders, imposing economic restrictions, cutting off essential supplies, and threatening military intervention. Premium Times Nigeria
• Tensions between France and Francophone African countries that started with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso will likely escalate as more francophone countries reassess their historical ties with the former colonial power. African Newspage | Reporting Africa's Development
• The withdrawal of Western forces from Niger, Chad, Mali, and Burkina Faso has created a security vacuum in the Sahel region, making it easier for jihadist groups to plan and carry out attacks. Truth Nigeria
• Threat 1: Loss of Transit Trade Transit trade has long been a lifeline for Ghana's Tema Port, serving as the gateway for landlocked countries like Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. GhanaWeb

Last updated: 13 June 2025