Their appearance in the Lake Chad conflict zone may point to a similar playbook being applied here. The editorials also confirm that military strategy and knowledge transfer from ISIS central are ...

‘Fire in the Sahel’ Speaking in Yobe State more than two weeks ago, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede, told Governor Mai Mala Buni that the “The Sahel is on ...

Mali’s transition is at risk as political parties are dissolved Political party bans by military authorities in Burkina Faso and Niger have met little resistance, but in Mali they ignited defiance.

On February 15, 2024, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), announced their intention to leave the CFA Franc Zone and create a common currency.

Prince of the Sahel Beneath the ideological bluster, Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is just the latest in a long line of African martial impostors. Post by Ebenezer Obadare, Author ...

Morocco is putting the finishing touches on a new border crossing with Mauritania at Amgala, with construction now more than 95% complete.

The common visa policy is part of the Confederation project announced in 2024, designed to boost cooperation and integration among AES member states. Experts from the Sahel Alliance (AES), which ...

Stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, Africa’s Sahel region is experiencing security problems and surging anti-Western sentiment that could prove an opportunity for China, analysts say.

Last November, Chad announced the end of its military agreement with France, removing one of the longest-standing pillars of French influence in sub-Saharan Africa. Once a kind of Hong Kong for Paris ...

Stretching from one side of the continent to the other, the Sahel is a vast and complex biogeographical region of Africa. This semi-arid transition zone lies between the Sahara Desert to the north and ...