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Latest news on the Sahel region, providing comprehensive coverage of security, development, climate, and humanitarian issues in this vast semi-arid region of Africa stretching from Senegal to Sudan. The Sahel, home to over 150 million people across 10 countries, faces significant challenges, including poverty, food insecurity, and instability.
Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's ...
2024年9月22日 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Extremist attacks in Sahel, an arid swath of land south of the Sahara in Africa, have proliferated in recent months: Last week, Islamic militants attacked Bamako, the capital of Mali, for the first time in almost a decade, demonstrating their capacity to carry out large scale assaults.
France caught off guard as Chad cuts military ties with Paris - RFI
2 天之前 · The foreign ministry said Chad – the last country in the Sahel to host French forces – could now "fully assert its sovereignty" after more than 60 years of independence.
A newly formed alliance between coup-hit countries in Africa’s Sahel …
2023年11月24日 · Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly formed alliance described by some analysts on Friday as an attempt to legitimize their military governments amid coup-related sanctions and strained relations with neighbors.
Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel ... - Associated Press News
2024年7月13日 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region and are spilling over to West Africa’s coastal countries, the …
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact
2023年9月16日 · Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or...
Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns | UN News
2022年9月22日 · Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political instability, is creating a crisis in the Sahel that poses a “global threat”,...
Security situation in Sahel remains very worrying, Security ... - UN News
The security situation in the Sahel remains very worrying and the spiralling crisis in Sudan is an additional source of concern, a senior UN official warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
Junta-led Sahel states rule out return to West African economic …
2024年7月6日 · Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, three military-led West African states, signed a confederation treaty on Saturday, underscoring their determination to chart a joint course outside the regional...
Au revoir, Sahel: Did 2023 crush France’s influence in Africa?
2023年12月31日 · France’s hold on its African allies significantly shrunk in 2023. Here’s a timeline of how that unfolded. French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian...