Insurgents are expanding from West Africa’s Sahel region toward Atlantic coastal nations such as Ivory Coast, creating new terrorism hot spots and displacing millions.

Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the so-called Islamic State in the Sahel group. The discovery of the 12-member cell and what ...

Ochieng said IS Sahel’s strategy appears increasingly focused on exploiting security gaps beyond their core Sahelian strongholds.

The Sahel region's shift towards non-Western powers raises questions about stability and influence. The AES, a military-led defense pact, signals a complex geopolitical shift.

Moroccan and Finnish business leaders voiced a shared commitment to boosting investment and partnership opportunities during the Morocco-Finland Economic Forum held Tuesday in Casablanca. Co ...

While the EU’s engagement on the Sahel covers a larger number of countries, a renewed approach for the Sahel should seek to address the most egregious human rights situations documented in ...

Turkey has steadily increased its foothold in the central Sahel by providing arms, security assistance, and more to regional juntas. Similarly, The Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), Al ...

China is stepping into a weapons supply breach in parts of Africa’s Sahel as authorities in the region cut ties with former colonial power France and Russia struggles to replace its depleted stocks.

The dissolution of the Chad-France defence pact raises questions about Chad’s next potential partners. It could also reshape power dynamics in the Sahel.