A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to ...

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 ...

In a moment that shook the Sahel, Houbbel, a high-ranking militant commander operating under the Islamic State in the Greater ...

Jihadists have intensified their offensives in the Sahel region in recent weeks, carrying out bloody raids in Mali, ... "There is also a question of competition for territory," Diarra added.

Islamic State Sahel Province is consolidating territory, reviving economies After almost 10 years of insurgency in the Sahel, the group has made significant territorial gains in the last two years.

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In a statement released Tuesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces (EMGA) announced that the positions of the Malian ...

Today the relative peace and political stability in the Sahel region have come under serious threat made by the current Prime ...

The rest involved forces moving through territory, trying to recruit fighters, picking up supplies or seeking refuge. “Violent extremists are indeed active in Ghana,” it said.

Wagner has been active in the Sahel — the vast expanse south of the Sahara Desert — as the mercenaries profit from seized mineral riches in exchange for their security services.

Nonetheless, continued growth depends on maintaining security in their territories and on the perception of risk, which is affected by the situation in the Sahel. International financial institutions ...

Sahel States’ Withdrawal from ECOWAS Undermines Accountability. ... armed groups and others responsible for grave offenses committed during the ongoing armed conflicts in their territories. ...