As jihadist violence spreads in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Western influence wanes, and democracy fades into memory ...

Sahel Sounds is a passion project for American Christopher Kirkley, who was inspired to start his label on returning from a two-year road trip around Mauritania, Senegal, Mali and Niger at the tail ...

20 November 2013 Four days of talks between Maghreb, African and European partners wrapped up this week in Tangier with plans for a joint approach to protecting the Sahel region. "Security in the ...

By Mabingué Ngom IC Publications. A APO Importer Follow; If today Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad are painted red on the security maps of the world, it has nothing to do with the ...

It’s a 6,000-kilometre long corridor of land connecting the Atlantic to the Red Sea that’s been called “one of the most troubled, poor and environmentally damaged places on the planet”.

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.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — As Islamist extremist groups have advanced in the past few years, often overpowering government forces in the Sahel, tens of thousands of civilians have taken up arms ...

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.

Insurgents are expanding from West Africa’s Sahel region toward Atlantic coastal nations such as Ivory Coast, ... The map locates the cities of Ouangolodougou, Korhogo, Tougbo, Bolè, Kafolo, ...