One such individual was captured in a propaganda video as part of ISWAP’s Wilayah Farouk’s team that recently attacked a Nigerian military brigade in Damboa, Borno State.

Speaking in Yobe State more than two weeks ago, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede, told Governor Mai Mala Buni that the “The Sahel is on fire. If we allow that ...

Russia is rapidly cementing its influence in the Sahel through deeper strategic ties with Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—members of the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This evolving ...

"IS Sahel has seen that its expansion could be directed much further West and much further North, and Morocco would be one place which would be of strategic interest to it," she said.

The Sahel region of Africa continues to face urgent security challenges, with far-reaching consequences for both the continent and its international partners. Stretching across the expanse of West ...

The second-semester 2024 edition of the Central Sahel Monitor highlights the World Bank’s commitment to improving people’s livelihoods by rebuilding the social contract through enhanced service ...

Torrential rains during the Sahel’s rainy season (July to September) caused widespread flooding, displacing millions and submerging tens of thousands of hectares of cropland across Burkina Faso ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has expressed concern over the deep-rooted environmental, political, and security challenges affecting the prosperity and peace of the Sahel region.

The Sahel region's shift towards non-Western powers raises questions about stability and influence. The AES, a military-led defense pact, signals a complex geopolitical shift.

ABUJA, Nigeria — Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, according to a new report ...

THE Sahel, a vast stretch of land below the Sahara and extending from Burkina Faso to Eritrea, has become the global epicentre of terrorism. The Global Terrorism Index reports that in 2022, this ...

The Sahel, Central African Republic Face Complex Challenges to Sustainable Development November 16, 2023 Conflict and external shocks are amplifying obstacles to economic development Countries in the ...