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Latest news on the Sahel region, providing comprehensive coverage of security, development, climate, and humanitarian issues in this vast semi-arid region of Africa stretching from Senegal to Sudan. The Sahel, home to over 150 million people across 10 countries, faces significant challenges, including poverty, food insecurity, and instability.
Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's ...
Sep 22, 2024 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Extremist attacks in Sahel, an arid swath of land south of the Sahara in Africa, have proliferated in recent months: Last week, Islamic militants attacked Bamako, the capital of Mali, for the first time in almost a decade, demonstrating their capacity to carry out large scale assaults.
Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel ... - Associated Press News
Jul 13, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region and are spilling over to West Africa’s coastal countries, the …
A newly formed alliance between coup-hit countries in Africa’s Sahel …
Nov 24, 2023 · Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly formed alliance described by some analysts on Friday as an attempt to legitimize their military governments amid coup-related sanctions and strained relations with neighbors.
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact
Sep 16, 2023 · Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or...
Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns | UN News
Sep 22, 2022 · Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political instability, is creating a crisis in the Sahel that poses a “global threat”,...
Security situation in Sahel remains very worrying, Security ... - UN News
The security situation in the Sahel remains very worrying and the spiralling crisis in Sudan is an additional source of concern, a senior UN official warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
Junta-led Sahel states rule out return to West African economic …
NIAMEY, July 6 (Reuters) - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, three military-led West African states, signed a confederation treaty on Saturday, underscoring their determination to chart a joint course...
Au revoir, Sahel: Did 2023 crush France’s influence in Africa?
Dec 31, 2023 · France’s hold on its African allies significantly shrunk in 2023. Here’s a timeline of how that unfolded. French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian...
U.S. military operations across Sahel region at risk after Niger ends ...
Mar 17, 2024 · DAKAR, Senegal — The United States scrambled Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger’s junta said it was ending its years-long military cooperation...