In a major geopolitical development, Niger has signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia, marking the completion of ...

International criminal gangs have exploited instability in Sahel countries to build flourishing drug and human trafficking ...

Drought, irregular rainfall, deforestation, and the legacy of unsustainable human activities have left vast areas across the ...

Since 2022, France has pulled its soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Chad ended its security pact with France in ...

The African Union’s appointment of Burundi’s president as its special envoy for the Sahel region strengthens the AU’s ...

Your appointment comes amidst increased instability and violence against civilians caught in conflict in Mali, Burkina Faso ...

‘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 ...

A new report has revealed that, contrary to popular belief, Jihadist groups operating in the Sahel do not have a unique source of arm supply. The report author, the Conflict Armament Research ...

In Niger, a local company has been granted a license to mine copper. Meanwhile, military governments in Mali and Burkina Faso aim to reduce dependence on foreign mining companies and diversify their ...

The U.S. is scrambling to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel region of Africa after the ruling junta in Niger announced it was ending military cooperation with ...

The Sahel region, known as one of the poorest regions in the world, is, in reality, one of the richest and highly coveted by the self-appointed “masters of the universe,” otherwise known as monopoly ...

The Sahel is acquiring a new importance due to recent events that have exponentially increased its capacity to influence the stability and security of the Mediterranean. It is an inhospitable area ...