A reflection on the myth and realities of its establishment, accomplishments, and challenges has shown that through ...

Fighting alongside Malian soldiers, Wagner mercenaries have massacred civilians and burned their villages in northern Mali, ...

A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings.

Analysis - Spanning three countries, the vast W-Arly-Pendjari Complex is being used to facilitate organised crime, terrorism ...

Spanning three countries, the vast W-Arly-Pendjari Complex is being used to facilitate organised crime, terrorism and local conflicts.

In early January, the beleaguered president of France, Emmanuel Macron, told French ambassadors at a conference that none of ...

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, today concluded a visit to Mauritania. This ...

However, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their withdrawal following the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), disrupting regional integration efforts. Before this disintegration ...