Tag: G5

Joint Security Action in Sahel between Morocco’s engagement and Algeria’s Ambiguity

January 31, 2019

Since the launch of the G5 counter-terrorism task force by Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, Algeria has shown little if no support for ... Read More

Sahel Countries Keep Algeria out of Security Meeting

March 20, 2018

Sahel countries have convened a security meeting on March 16 to which Algeria was unsurprisingly not invited. Analysts see that in sidelining Algeria, Sahel countries ... Read More

Al Qaeda Resurrects from the Ruins of ISIS

March 9, 2018

The surge of terrorist attacks by Al Qaeda offshoots in the Sahel, Yemen, Libya and Afghanistan point to a frightening reality of a global terrorist ... Read More

The Ins and Outs of Mauritania’s Decision to Seal off its Borders with Algeria

July 24, 2017

The decision by Mauritanian authorities to seal off borders with Algeria as a military zone forbidden to civilians is the tree that hides the forest. ... Read More

Mauritania Declares Borders with Algeria, Mali Military Zones Prohibited to Civilians

July 14, 2017

Mauritanian authorities declared the borders with Algeria and Mali a military zone strictly forbidden to civilians amid the proliferation of terrorist groups that engage in ... Read More

Security Council Welcomes Deployment of Multinational Force to Counter Terrorism in Sahel

June 22, 2017

The UN Security Council unanimously welcomed in a resolution the deployment of a military force by West African states to combat terrorism and arms, drug ... Read More

US, France at Loggerheads over UN Resolution on Sahel Antiterrorism Force

June 10, 2017

The US has expressed reservations over the French move to garner support at the UN Security council for the adoption of a resolution mandating a ... Read More

Anti-Terrorism Struggle, a Challenge for the whole Sahel-Sahara Region and Beyond

December 22, 2014

The struggle against terrorism is a challenge that faces the whole Sahel-Sahara region and beyond and the countries concerned are all aware of the need ... Read More