As escalating conflicts draw in a growing number of actors and worsen the Sahel’s humanitarian crisis, a surge in destabilizing migration flows would be all but guaranteed. To avoid this outcome, the ...

The jihadist groups are extending their reach, threatening coastal West African states while battling local armies.

The Chinese Embassy in Mali has reportedly refused to recognize passports issued by the Alliance of Sahel States, AES, a ...

Cote d'Ivoire has become the latest country to expel French troops, following a similar departure from Chad in January. With ...

Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States are two significant developments that are set to transform the economic and political landscape of West ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have put pressure on ...

Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has warned that the withdrawal Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West ...

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar, has stated that the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has placed ...

Moroccan authorities this month arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel, a region south of the Sahara Desert, officials said on Monday. The ...

It follows the EU's delivery of 105 militarised vehicles in 2023, with further defence support scheduled through 2026.