Insurgents are expanding from West Africa’s Sahel region toward Atlantic coastal nations such as Ivory Coast, creating new terrorism hot spots and displacing millions. Makamoussa Ouattara, who ...

ACCRA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday warned that a rampant Islamist insurgency in West Africa's Sahel is threatening to engulf the entire region.

The Sahel continued as the region where most terrorist violence occurred in 2024, with Burkina Faso again the country with the most killings while Niger shot from 10th to fifth worst in the world ...

Jihadists have intensified their offensives in the Sahel region in recent weeks, carrying out bloody raids in Mali, incursions into major cities in Burkina Faso and inflicting heavy army losses in ...

Learn about the world's top hotspots with this interactive Global Conflict Tracker from the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.

The insecurity in the Sahel has spawned major military operations by the Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger armed forces; over 5,000 French troops as part of Operation Barkhane; 400 European special ...

The number of people killed in Africa’s central Sahel region is surging this year, contradicting the claims by the military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and now Niger that they are tackling ...

Africa’s Sahel region is emerging as a new frontier in the fight against terrorist groups, according to a new State Department report, following a doubling of attacks recorded last year ...

The Sahel region has become a focal point of deepening polarization between pro-Western “moderate” states and nations seeking independence from neo-colonial influence, relying instead on non ...

Still awaiting thanks for stopping Islamists in Sahel, Macron says. By Reuters. January 6, 2025 1:05 PM UTC Updated January 6, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech ...

Insecurity and instability in the Sahel continue to have dire implications for civilians in the region. On October 16, 2023, please join the CSIS Africa Program and the E.U. Delegation to the U.S. for ...

What's needed in the Sahel is emergency food supplies for all those in need, but also agricultural support. With enough aid to farmers, we can help them better cope with severe periods of drought.