China's efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been accompanied by a careful policy of maintaining ...

Local populations feel the effects of climate change, but new research shows only indirect links to violent extremism.

Ochieng said IS Sahel’s strategy appears increasingly focused on exploiting security gaps beyond their core Sahelian strongholds. "IS Sahel has seen that its expansion could be directed much further ...

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As Western powers retreat from the Sahel, Russian mercenaries are using social media, influencers and crowdfunding to expand their footprint in the region. Russian-backed mercenary groups, including ...

pointing to conflict as "the primary driver of terrorism". The Sahel is sometimes referred to as the "coup belt" of Africa. Since 2020 there have been six successful coups in the region as defined ...

Armed groups in Nigeria and the Sahel have long used drones for surveillance ... "suicide drones" that crash into targets, according to conflict analysis group WAMAPS. Late last year, a drone ...

Climate change does not directly lead to more terrorism in the Central Sahel. Rather, factors associated with climate change appear to be a catalyst for localised conflicts, mainly driven by ...

Tuggar highlighted ongoing conflicts in Sudan, eastern Congo, and the Sahel, where the United Nations and other international bodies have often been ineffective in providing lasting solutions.

ASISS leaders and security experts explored strategies for implementing the model across the Sahel region, which has long been plagued by terrorism and armed conflicts. The delegation was led by ...

Recent attacks, such as the killing of 28 soldiers in Benin in January 2025, highlight the increasing cross-border nature of the crisis. The security landscape in the sub-region has grown increasingly ...

A research project by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has concluded that while there is no direct link between climate change and terrorism in the Sahel, disrupted agricultural production ...