Ojo, has said that one of Nigeria’s major challenges is its geographical positioning within both the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea, which he said significantly impacts its border control efforts.

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw materials grows, this pivot may have significant consequences for Europe’s ...

Morocco’s strategic role in promoting stability in the Sahel is central to tackling transnational threats, with initiatives ...

According to a SIPRI report, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has greatly benefited this country, significantly boosting its defense exports. Additionally, Bangladesh signed a major defense deal with it ...

Turkey Set to Take Control of Military Base in Chad After France’s Exit | Firstpost Africa | N18G Türkiye is reportedly set to take control of a military base in Chad after the recent exit of French ...

This week's announcement by Niger's Foreign Affairs Ministry to effectively ban the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) came unexpectedly, apparently without any prior warning. ICRC Niger ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara Desert in the north and the Savannah in the south. It is characterised by ...

(Ian Langsdon, Pool via AP) MARSEILLE, France (CN) — France’s decades-long military presence in the Sahel is officially over. France handed over its last base in Chad Thursday after President Mahamat ...