Tag: Sahel
Blinken hails Niger as model of cooperation, promises to ‘deliver results’ in Sahel
The United States and its Western allies must demonstrate they “can deliver results” in Africa's Sahel region, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said ... Read More
Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana host AFRICOM panafrican drills
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire are hosting US Africa military command AFRICOM drill bringing together 29 countries in view strengthening the capacities of armies of the ... Read More
France loses influence in Sahel
France, the former colonial master in the Sahel, is receiving a series of blows as its foothold shrinks on the back of growing anti-French sentiment ... Read More
Burkina Faso: dozens of soldiers, civilians killed in jihadist-hit north
At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed in two separate attacks by rebel fighters in northern Burkina Faso, a regional governor ... Read More
Laurent Gbagbo urges ECOWAS to set up regional counterterrorism brigade
Laurent Gbagbo, Cote d’Ivoire’s ex-leader, has called on regional grouping ECOWAS to establish counter-terrorism brigade to curtail terrorism that has plagued the region. Gbagbo was ... Read More
Sahel’s development, stability to be achieved through industrialization — AU/UN experts
"The issue of inclusive industrialization in the Sahel is of prime importance” given the challenges the conflict-torn region is currently facing — this is the ... Read More
Accra Initiative: seven West African states discuss spillover of terrorism from Sahel
Seven West African coastal states held last week their first major talks — within the so-called Accra Initiative — on boosting cooperation against jihadist violence ... Read More
Desert to Power initiative to light up the Sahel countries “showcased” at COP27
Launched in 2019 by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and its partners, the Desert to Power initiative to increase solar generation capacity to provide ... Read More
Morocco’s counterterrorism strategy highlighted by French think-tank
Morocco's strong commitment to the fight against terrorism and violent extremism was scrutinized in a report by the Institute for Applied Geopolitics Studies, published under ... Read More
Stabilizing Sahel: Paris to announce official end of anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane
French President Emmanuel Macron will officially announce on Wednesday (9 November) the end of the anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, but this will have ... Read More