The recent formal exit of the Alliance of Sahel States or Alliance d’Etats Sahel, AES, from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is a big blow to Africa’s best known regional ...

Yankin na Sahel da ke nahiyar Afirka, shi ne "cibiyar ta'addanci ta duniya", kuma a karon farko yanzu shi ne "ke da fiye da rabi na yawan ayyukan da suka shafi ta'addanci a duniya baki ɗaya", a ...

The Sahel region was the epicentre of global “terrorism” for the second straight year in 2024, accounting for more than half of deaths put down to terror attacks ...

KUWAIT CITY, March 1: The Council of Ministers has instructed the Minister of State for Communications Affairs to complete the development of the unified government electronic services application ...

The Sahel is at acute risk of becoming a global flashpoint, with extremist groups gaining ground across the region, and external powers waging proxy conflicts and reshaping critical-mineral supply ...

These moves marked the end of France's military presence in the Sahel region, after the expulsions from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all ruled by military juntas. Chadian President Mahamat Idriss ...

Beijing’s backing of Niger’s military junta is not an isolated policy. In the Sahel – a semi-arid region south of the Sahara desert – China is also supporting the military juntas of ...

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In the Sahel, human rights defenders are being targeted more than ever by the various states, while civic space is deteriorating and public freedoms are under threat. The Observatory for the ...

NIAMEY, Niger — As Islamist extremist groups have wrested large swaths of territory from government control in the Sahel, young men have streamed into their ranks, often compelled more by ...

A sign for the Alliance of Sahel States is seen in Niamey, Niger, in February 2024. And as the dictators, militants and Russians press forward, the United States has seen its influence in this ...