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Sahel

Read the latest security and political news from the African region

A woman who saw her two sons killed by gunmen during an attack in Burkina Faso and was forced out of her country by extremist attacks. AFP

EU urged to get closer to the Sahel to counter extremism

EuropeOctober 21, 2024

Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen addresses a press conference on Denmark's new strategy for Africa on Monday. AFP

Denmark closes embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso

EuropeAugust 26, 2024

Ghanaian special forces soldiers take part in US-led counter-terrorism training in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast. AP

UN official warns of growing terror threat in West Africa

USAugust 08, 2024

A voter casts his ballot in Bouchaoui, on the outskirts of Algiers, during the 2021 parliamentary election. AFP

Algeria's presidential elections dominated by domestic issues

MENAApril 02, 2024

A convoy of French troops based in Niger prepare to leave the country on October 22. The objective of withdrawing 1,400 soldiers from Niger by December 31 was announced at the end of September by French President Emmanuel Macron. Reuters

The world must step up to help a troubled Sahel

CommentOctober 31, 2023

Members of Niger's military-run government, from left, Assahaba Ebankawel, Col Sidi Mohamed and Col Ibroh Amadou Bacharou. EPA

Niger junta has accepted mediation offer, says Algeria

AfricaOctober 02, 2023

The coalition was created in the summer of 2014 as the terrorist group made broad territorial gains across Syria and Iraq. AFP

Anti-ISIS coalition renews focus on Sahel as terror group gains ground

USSeptember 25, 2023

The coup in Niger last month could have a negative effect on counter-terrorism efforts in West Africa, a UN official said. AFP

US concerned by effect of Sahel military coups on counter-terrorism efforts

WorldAugust 25, 2023

A semi-arid landscape surrounds the Sahel village of Ndiawagne Fall in Kebemer, Senegal. AP

Terror threat amplified by climate change in Africa's Sahel region, global report says

MENAMarch 14, 2023

Displaced men, women and children in the village of Garbey Kourou, Niger, after terrorist attacks. AFP

UK launches £33 million Sahel humanitarian fund

UKFebruary 16, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks during a visit to Benin, Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau angered the junta in Mali. Reuters

Mali's military blasts Macron's 'neocolonial' attitude

AfricaAugust 01, 2022

In the Sahel, located between the Sahara desert and the equator, prolonged drought and unpredictable weather patterns are forcing many people to migrate in search of a better life elsewhere. AFP

Nato faces new challenge in migration from the Sahel region

MENAJune 30, 2022

An officer of the Directorate of Narcotics Control of Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry empties a bag of tablets of Captagon in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah. AFP

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Drug overdose deaths 'break records' in US and Canada

WorldJune 28, 2022

A girl carries firewood at a camp for internally displaced people in Kaya, Burkina Faso - one of four Sahel countries expected to face extreme levels of food insecurity in coming months. Reuters

UN says 18 million people in Sahel face severe hunger

AfricaMay 20, 2022

A Malian soldier patrols the river bank in Konna, central Mali. AFP

Sahel's anti-extremist force undermined by coups, UN chief warns

USMay 11, 2022

Sheikh Shakhboot Al Nahyan, Minister of State, at the third ministerial meeting of the Coalition for the Sahel. Photo: Wam

UAE committed to security and stability in Sahel, says minister

GovernmentMarch 11, 2022

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