In recent times, as the military knocked off one civilian regime after another across the Sahel, observers were disconcerted by the prospect of a region-wide capitulation to autocracy and the ...

His latest album, Funeral for Justice, was released in May. At the other end of the style spectrum, Tidiane Thiam’s Africa Yontii is a delicate instrumental album – his third with Sahel Sounds, with ...

Abuses by various jihadist groups, local militias and the Wagner Group are on the rise in the Sahel. The worsening security situation has forced the NGO Doctors Without Borders to suspend its ...

For decades, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have faced instability, terrorism, poverty and resource exploitation. Despite expelling French troops post-coups, progress is slow. Eddy Micah Jr ...

Many countries around the world suffer from the problems caused by desertification but it is the Sahel region of Africa where the effects are greatest. The Sahel is a narrow belt of land which ...

Today, more than ever, we must turn our attention to pastoralism across the Sahel and West Africa. Stretching from Mauritania and Senegal on the Atlantic coast to the Nile Valley in Sudan, the Sahel ...

Newsrooms in countries across Africa's Sahel region are being ransacked and looted, and many media outlets — especially foreign ones — are now banned. Faced with these serious security ...

In recent times, as the military knocked off one civilian regime after another across the Sahel, observers were ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and ...

Often associated with political instability, poverty, and climate challenges, the Sahel is frequently depicted through a lens of crisis. Yet the Sahelian story, like many others in Africa, is more ...

In 2021, Michael Shurkin and Aneliese Bernard wrote “Ten Things the United States Should Do to Combat Terrorism in the Sahel,” where they argued that ... In the wake of a changing geopolitical ...

In Ghana, Sahel Jihadis Find Refuge and Supplies ... a move that could help them expand their footprint in West Africa. The sources, who include Ghanaian security officials and regional diplomats ...

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is looking for an inspiring and experienced Regional Office Director to lead our operations in Dakar and guide our human security work across West Africa and ...