Dan Jones: Kalashnikovs, coups, and foreign powers in the Sahel
The Sahel used to be the world’s diplomatic screensaver: always on, rarely noticed. Sand, goats, and the occasional French officer...
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Gambian auditor general removed by police in Presidential row
The Gambia's Auditor General has been forcibly removed from office by police after refusing to relinquish his post following a...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: How Sahel became a hub of militant extremism
The Sahel region of Africa has undergone a dramatic transformation into the world’s epicenter for extremist violence, responsible for 51...
Declan Hayes: Why is ISIS here, there and everywhere?
This website's recent report that the Islamic State (ISIS) is particularly active throughout Africa, "the Sahel region, the Lake Chad Basin and...
Algeria shakes up intelligence leadership amid regional crises
Algeria has dismissed its head of internal security, General Abdelkader Haddad, after just one year in office, replacing him with...
Burkina Faso accused of mass killing by Human Rights Watch
The Burkina Faso government and military have been accused by Human Rights Watch of the mass killing of at least...
Ezra Nnko: The nationalisation of natural resources in the Sahel
On 4th December 2024, Orano, a French nuclear firm owning 63 percent of the Somair mine in Niger, released a...
Dr. Tunc Demirtas: Antalya Diplomacy Forum cooperates with African Union
The 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF 2025) opened a discussion on whether diplomacy, under the theme of “Reclaiming Diplomacy in...
Burkina Faso: Junta says it prevented a coup
The junta in power claimed on April 21st night, to have thwarted an "unfolding conspiracy" to "sow total chaos" in...
Oussama Romdhani: Maghreb suffers at the hands of tariffs and global unrest
In the Maghreb, the recent global trade crisis triggered by US President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught has further amplified the...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: North Africa making its mark on the foreign stage
From Rabat to Cairo, governments in North Africa are shedding old dependencies and embracing new approaches to foreign policy, rapidly...
Russia strengthens Sahel ties as West departs
Russia has hosted a high-level meeting with several Sahel countries, promising to train their militaries and supply them with weapons...
Russia hosts Sahel countries for security talks
Russia has hosted several Sahel nations under pretext of boasting military and security cooperation. According to the Associated Press, Russian...
Saad Guerraoui: Morocco successful in repeated counterterrorism attempts
Last month’s foiled terrorist plot in Morocco was a stark reminder that the North African Kingdom keeps facing a continuous...
Worrying signs of regression in South Sudan
South Sudan is in "alarming regression" as clashes in recent weeks in the northeast threaten to undo years of progress...
