China’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) marked a strategic pivot in its foreign policy, signaling Beijing’s ambition to take ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have formed the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) to reject Western pressures and establish a ...

Despite these concerning partnerships, Africa is chronically overlooked in the national security sphere. Even the well-known terrorism proliferation in the Sahel region is brushed aside since African ...

For years the U.S. has indirectly contributed to an outbreak of terrorist violence in a region of West Africa known as the Sahel. Ongoing conflicts in the Sahel region, spanning from Senegal to ...

Inter-state rivalry, domestic instability and terrorism in West Africa may force Beijing to reassess its approach to the ...

Once-close relations between the two countries saw the US establish large, expensive military bases from which it launched ...

Mahamadou Hamidou/Reuters The alliance formed last year by three junta-led West African nations — Mali, Burkina Faso and ...

Drone strikes carried out by the Malians in Tinzawaten serve as a reminder that these aircraft are now a critical part of the ...

Hungary is preparing to send 200 troops to Chad, claiming its mission is to combat terrorism and curb illegal migration from Africa to Europe. With a proposed 14 million euro contribution from the ...

Recent floods in northeast Nigeria have displaced at least 50,000 people from their homes since the weekend. Across the Sahel and Lake Chad region, heavy floods have exacerbated existing humanitarian ...

The Lake Chad Basin and Sahel regions present unique challenges in the fight against polio, as they remain critical engines of transmission in Africa. Despite significant efforts, variant ...

It highlighted the growing divide in West Africa. For the U.S. and EU, this development signals a complex geopolitical shift, raising questions about regional stability and influence in the Sahel.