Shield and Alert: Sahel Bound

The Nigeria Precedent: Why Degrading One Group Won’t Secure Mali✓

Seven months into an air campaign against ISWAP and Boko Haram, Nigeria’s broader insecurity crisis remains largely untouched. As Washington weighs a similar strike option against JNIM in Mali, the Nigeria case raises hard questions about what airpower can actually buy.

Sahel: How Gold and Jihadist Violence Are Redrawing the Guinea-Mali Border$

Along the Guinea-Mali border, jihadist violence and a fast-moving gold economy are colliding to reshape security, trade and governance. In the Siguiri-Kourémalé corridor, formal border controls, informal crossings and illicit mining networks are all pulling the region in different directions.

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Shield and Alert: Sahel Bound

The Nigeria Precedent: Why Degrading One Group Won’t Secure Mali✓

Sahel: How Gold and Jihadist Violence Are Redrawing the Guinea-Mali Border$

Behind the Algeria-Mali Rapprochement: Security, Trade and a Sahel Reorder$

North Africa and the Sahel on Alert Over Locust Upsurge$

Sahel: How Gold and Jihadist Violence Are Redrawing the Guinea-Mali Border$

Behind the Algeria-Mali Rapprochement: Security, Trade and a Sahel Reorder$

North Africa and the Sahel on Alert Over Locust Upsurge$

Mali’s Jihadist-Separatist Alliance Pushes Toward Anéfis as Fighting Enters Its Sixth Day$

Mali: Bamako Under Siege$

German Think Tank Accuses the UAE of Destabilizing Africa$

Mali: After Kidal, The War Comes to Bamako$

Mali: Russian-linked Forces Under Drone Pressure in Northern Mali$

Niger Turns to Local Self-Defense Units to Contain Growing Insecurity$

West Africa: Jihadist Attacks Intensify in Northern Benin Amid Cross-Border Insurgency Pressure$

Desert Locusts Stir Fresh Worries in North-West Africa$

Mali Army, Russian Allies Accused of Executing Civilians Near Mauritania Border$

Niger: Armed Attacks Target Military Bases in Tahoua$

Trump Sends Controversial Envoy to South Africa at a Diplomatic Low Point$

Algeria and Niger Relaunch Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline After Diplomatic Freeze$

Niger: Roadside Bomb Kills Civilians Near Baroua in Diffa Region$

Niger Airport Attack Deepens Sahel’s Security and Diplomatic Strains$

Defense: Mauritania and Spain Use Naval Exercises to Bolster Atlantic Maritime Security$

Mali: Gold Mining Site in Sikasso Region Hit by Armed Group$

Sahel: Jihadist Attack Kills Local Prefect in Southwestern Niger$

Flashpoints: How Emirati and Qatari Competition Is Redrawing the Red Sea Map$

Flashpoints: Benin-Niger Tensions Deepen as Diplomatic Relations Deteriorate$

How the US Intervention in Venezuela is Reviving Global South Fears of Power Politics$

Burkina Faso Faces New Security Tensions Amid Coup Allegations$

The UAE’s Growing Role in African Conflict Zones$

Sahel: Niger Declares General Mobilization Amid Escalating Jihadist Violence$

Nigeria’s Conflict Goes Global With Washington Entering the Fight$

Sahel: Violence in Northern Mali Drives New Wave of Displacement Into Mauritania$

Sahel: French Special Forces Accused of Direct Role in Benin Coup Response$

Niger Moves Uranium From SOMAÏR Mine Despite Arbitration Ruling$

Benin Soldiers Mount Brief Coup Attempt$

Mauritania: Medical Equipment Contract Controversy Deepens in Mauritania$

West Africa: Allegations of Staged Military Takeover Cloud Guinea-Bissau’s Electoral Crisis$

Mauritania’s Former President Loses Final Appeal, Will Serve 15 Years$