Sahel
Mali's army retakes Anefis after a week of fighting, with about 30 soldiers killed 0Algeria and Mali restore diplomatic ties after a drone dispute 0Tuareg-led rebels attack five towns across Mali, including near the capital 0US pulls most troops from Nigeria after Lake Chad counterterrorism operation 0Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic ties with France 0Armed assault on Niamey airport and airbase kills 13 in Niger 0