JNIM’s Cross-Border Attacks Threaten Sahel Region’s Security Architecture
A series of coordinated attacks rocked the Sahel region in the first week of November, as Al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) targeted local…
Al-Shifa Hospital vs Sahel General Hospital | Digital Series
We compare Israel’s justifications for attacking al-Shifa and Sahel General Hospital.We compare and contrast how Israel tried to justify attacking al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza with…
The Young Nigerians Caught in the Gold Rush Financing Terrorism in the Sahel
The dim light of the boys’ quarters cast a long shadow over his forehead as he walked into the tiny room of a ‘face-me-I-face-you’ apartment…
Severe Floods Worsen Humanitarian Crisis in the Sahel and Lake Chad Region
The Sahel and Lake Chad region, already grappling with the devastating impacts of conflict, displacement, and climate change, is now facing a fresh wave of…
What’s behind the creation of the Alliance of Sahel States? | Politics News
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have set up their own bloc, after leaving ECOWAS.Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have come together to form the Alliance…
Escalating Violence In Sahel As JNIM Claims Rising Jihadi Operations
As violence continues to escalate in the Sahel region of Africa, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) has been intensifying its campaign of terror, particularly…
US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to Russia | Military News
The US built a base in the desert city of Agadez at the cost of $100m for manned and unmanned surveillance flights. The United States…
West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns | Drugs News
Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report. Drug seizures have soared in the West…
Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study | Climate Crisis News
Mali and Burkina Faso recorded most extreme heat in what scientists called a once-in-a-200-year occurrence. Human-caused climate change contributed to an unusually intense and lethal…
Jihadists’ Rivalry In The Sahel Is Good News For Counterinsurgency Efforts
Members of two prominent jihadist groups in Africa’s Sahel region, the Jama’atu Nusratil Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State Greater Sahara (ISGS), have…
Why Is The Crisis In Africa’s Central Sahel Getting Worse?
The epicentre of terrorism has relocated from the Middle East to Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the Global Terrorism Index report of 2024, the Sahel now…
US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation
A soldier from the military junta stands outside a base in Niger's capital Niamey, February 22, 2010. Niger's military rulers said on Monday they would…
Alliance of Sahel States Departure from ECOWAS: Implications for WAEMU and the CFA Franc
On January 28, 2024, the military juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger jointly announced their immediate departure from ECOWAS. The decision of Burkina Faso,…
A Shifting Landscape: Is ECOWAS Awakening to Regional Economic and Security Realities?
Given the multidimensional difficulties facing the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the most delicate being forging indivisible regional security which,…
Russia Prioritizing Sustainable Security and Strategic Economic Questions in Sahel-Saharan Region
With geopolitical changes intensifying, Russia is steadily broadening influence by making economic investments, creating informal military bases and selling weapons to African countries. Under memorandum…
US’s Blinken begins four-nation Africa tour amid Sahel worries | Politics News
Biden’s tour of West Africa begins as another top US official is on a similar tour within the region. United States Secretary of State Antony…
The Alliance of Sahel States: Initial Difficulties as a Resource for Development
On September 17, 2023 the transition leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, instituting the Alliance of Sahel States. This happened…
Au revoir, Sahel: Did 2023 crush France’s influence in Africa? | Conflict News
Last week, the French embassy in Niger sent a letter to its staff announcing it would be shutting its doors and ending diplomatic services in…
New constitution, old playbook: Chad’s Deby continues power play in Sahel | Politics
Millions of Chadians voted for a controversial new draft constitution last week, despite resistance from critics of the military government which accuse it of perpetuating…
Sahel: Africa’s Most Crisis-Prone Region
The Sahel is the semi-arid region of Africa, that separates the Sahara Desert to the north and Savannas to the south and stretches from west…