The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a 5,000-member regional counterterrorism force to tackle the growing influence of jihadist groups, particularly Islamic State’s (IS) ...

Ochieng said IS Sahel’s strategy appears increasingly focused on exploiting security gaps beyond their core Sahelian ...

A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings.

Russian foreign influence is slowly encroaching on the Sahel’s people, governments, and defensive mechanisms. Though ...

Terrorism in the Sahel has increased significantly, with deaths rising nearly tenfold since 2019, according to the Global ...

President John Dramani Mahama has engaged in high-level discussions with General Abdourahamane Tchiani, President of the ...

President John Dramani Mahama has called for stronger security and trade relations between Ghana and Niger following ...

The Sahel stretches from the west coast of Africa eastwards across the continent. The GTI's definition of the region includes parts of 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Cameroon ...

ECOWAS has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen consequences of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and ...

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that his closed-door meeting with Burkina Faso’s Head of State, Captain Ibrahim ...

Sahel security experts met Governor Zulum in Maiduguri to explore Borno’s successful counter-insurgency strategies for ...