For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert's ...

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Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has expressed concern over the security implications of the Alliance of Sahel States’ withdrawal ...

China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...

The area around Dioundiou, which borders Nigeria and Benin, is a haven for jihadist groups, according to Niger authorities.

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, has officially unveiled its federation flag, ...

Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the ...

Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says the withdrawal of the Alliance of Sahel States from ...

In military junta-led Niger, a commission recommended a five-year transition to democratic rule. The junta's initial ...

The security situation in the Sahel has worsened since the juntas took power, analysts say, with a record number of attacks and civilians killed both by Islamic militants and government forces. The ...

Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule ...

A sign for the Alliance of Sahel States is seen in Niamey, Niger, in February 2024. And as the dictators, militants and Russians press forward, the United States has seen its influence in this ...