After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army ...

After years of strong animosity towards and direct clashes with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) – the party that ...

Militias linked to Burkina Faso's military junta are allegedly behind a massacre in western Burkina Faso. Human Rights Watch ...

Terrorism in the Sahel has increased significantly, with deaths rising nearly tenfold since 2019, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2025, confirming the region’s reputation as the global ...

LONDON - Africa’s Sahel region is enduring a period of rapid change - and deepening instability. Military juntas in Mali, ...

A sign for the Alliance of Sahel States is seen in Niamey ... These powerful and violent forces are converging in a new crossroads of conflict, with potential consequences well beyond this ...

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Since France began withdrawing in 2022, conflict-related fatalities in the Sahel have risen by 65%, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED). Analysts point to ...

The Minister of Interior, Hon . Mubarak Muntaka, has expressed concern over the increasing number of firearms in circulation ...

The GTI report explains how political instability and weak governance are creating ideal conditions for insurgent groups to grow, pointing to conflict as "the primary driver of terrorism". The Sahel ...

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central ...

Across the Sahel, extremist groups are gaining ground. A possible return of conflict to the Tigray region must be assessed in this context. A belt of chaos stretching from the Sahel to the Horn of ...