For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert's southern rim from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. The ISSP follows the hard line of the Islamic State group,

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China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held at the Chinese embassy in the capital Niamey. In front of Chinese ambassador Jiang Feng,

The security situation in the Sahel region has worsened since the juntas took power, analysts say, with a record number of attacks and civilians killed both by Islamic militants and government forces. The violence in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso has killed ...

In military junta-led Niger, a commission recommended a five-year transition to democratic rule. The junta's initial three-year proposal was rejected by ECOWAS, leading Niger to form the Alliance of Sahel States.

The Sahel Alliance (AES) launches a flag, passport, and military force, signaling a major push for regional autonomy.

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has said that the recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali from the Economic Community of West African States has significantly increased the security burden on Nigeria’s military.

State radio said Wednesday that the bandits gathered people from a village in Dioundiou on the night of February 22-23 and "opened fire, killing 14 people".

Chief of Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said the withdrawal of the Alliance of Sahel States from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has disrupted existing security frameworks in the sub-region.

Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule,

A sign for the Alliance of Sahel States is seen in Niamey, Niger, in February 2024. And as the dictators, militants and Russians press forward, the United States has seen its influence in this ...

NIAMEY, Niger — As Islamist extremist groups have wrested large swaths of territory from government control in the Sahel, young men have streamed into their ranks, often compelled more by ...