Last set of French troops exit Niger as Sahel sheds Parisian influence | News
The exit is the third time in 18 months that French troops have been sent packing from a country in the Sahel. The last French…
France backs West Africa bloc efforts to restore democracy in region
France will support West African bloc ECOWAS more as it works to restore democracy in a region hit by recent coups as insecurity in the…
The Alliance of Sahel States
In Bamako, Mali, on Sept. 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Colonel Assimi Goïta, the…
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso establish Sahel security alliance | News
The Sahel nations sign pact that will allow them to cooperate against threats of armed rebellion or external aggression. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have…
Niger coup: Will the West change its security approach to the Sahel? | Politics
Until the recent military takeover in July 2023, Niger had played a key role in the security architecture of the West, particularly the United States…
African Union and ECOWAS: Time to Create Sahel African Treaty Organization (SATO)
The late July military takeover in the Republic of Niger, that landlocked West African state, presented a rare test for the African Union, a continental…
Niger coup plunges Africa’s Sahel into anarchy
In the last decades, great power rivalries and competition have characterised contemporary Africa, popularly termed as the new scramble for Africa. Within the context of…
More Conflict, Less Aid: Why Niger Coup Means Trouble For The Sahel
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, in an interview with the Financial Times earlier this year, said he believed there was ‘zero chance’ of the military kicking…
Despite anti-coup rhetoric, can the West exit Niger, its latest Sahel hub? | Features News
At 57 years old, Afhagad, a driver from northern Niger, has lived through five coups in his life. “Our first coup d’etat was Kountche, Colonel…
How will the coup in Niger affect the fight against armed groups in Sahel? | TV Shows
Soldiers remove President Bazoum, blaming him for deteriorating security in West African nation. Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum was elected two years ago in the first…
Extremist Violence In The Sahel Is Trickling Down To W/Africa’s Coastal Countries
West Africa has been embroiled in armed conflict for many years as terror groups wage war on governments and civilians. Not all of West Africa…
AfDB Expands Grants Program for Sahel Women-led Businesses
The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its Gender Equality Trust Fund, has announced an additional $950,000 grant to support the Africa Small and Medium Enterprise…
Why are journalists at risk in the Sahel? | TV Shows
On Wednesday, May 3 at 19:30 GMT:The Sahel region of Africa is one of the most perilous places a journalist can report according to a…
Are Extremist Groups In Sahel Exploiting State Failure
Listen On: Apple | Google | Spotify | Buzzsprout | RSS The Sahel is struggling with the activities of violent extremist groups. On Today’s episode of The Crisis Room, We speak with Yvan Guichaoua…
Civilians Adapt To Survive As Insurgents Fight For Influence In Africa’s Central Sahel
Civilians in the conflict-torn Central Sahel have developed complex and innovative relationships with competing factions of insurgent and other extremist groups, forming “social contracts” that…
Climate Change, Poor Education, Governance Gaps Driving Conflict In The Sahel
Since the beginning of the armed insurgencies in May 2012 in what has been described as the central Sahel — Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger,…
‘Catastrophic insecurity’: 10 million children in Sahel need aid | Humanitarian Crises News
UNICEF says the number of children in extreme jeopardy has doubled since 2020 as armed groups continue to spread violence in region. Ten million children…
Blinken says US must show it can ‘deliver results’ to Sahel | Politics News
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States and its Western allies must show they “can deliver results” in the Sahel region of…
Blinken making ‘historic’ trip to Niger as forces shift in Sahel | Politics News
Top diplomat Antony Blinken has embarked on his latest official trip to the African continent, where he will become the first secretary of state from…
UK Launches £33 Million Fund To Aid Sahel Region
The United Kingdom has launched a multi-million pound fund to aid countries at the mercy of conflict in the Sahel region. The Sahel Regional Fund…