The three Sahelian states' split from ECOWAS is reducing security cooperation at a time when West Africa is battling numerous ...

Niger has suspended its participation in the Multinational Joint Task Force, and Chad has threatened to withdraw. In March 1994, the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) set up the Multinational Joint ...

By Burnett Munthali Burkina Faso, under the leadership of President Ibrahim Traoré, has embarked on a transformative journey ...

A reflection on the myth and realities of its establishment, accomplishments, and challenges has shown that through ...

As the Economic Community of West African States marks its 50th anniversary, GIFT HABIB reflects on its journey from an economic union to a regional powerhouse, navigating both triumphs and trials in ...

This is the highest number of countries deteriorating because of terrorism since 2018. According to the data from the Global Terrorism Index, Sahel (a biogeographical region in Africa) is the top ...

The recent formal exit of the Alliance of Sahel States or Alliance d’Etats Sahel, AES, from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is a big blow to Africa’s best known regional ...

Analysis - Spanning three countries, the vast W-Arly-Pendjari Complex is being used to facilitate organised crime, terrorism ...

Yankin na Sahel da ke nahiyar Afirka, shi ne "cibiyar ta'addanci ta duniya", kuma a karon farko yanzu shi ne "ke da fiye da rabi na yawan ayyukan da suka shafi ta'addanci a duniya baki ɗaya", a ...

The Sahel region of Africa is the "epicentre of global terrorism" and now, for the first time, accounts for "over half of all terrorism-related deaths", according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI).