SAHEL REGION COUNTRIES Archives - Global Upfront Newspapers

Africa: Sahel Becoming Less Safe And Coastal States Under Threat – U.S. AFRICOM

Global UpfrontJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

The Sahel has become less safe due to the expanded number of terror groups in the region, with instability on the cusp of affecting coastal

Russia Has Tightened Its Hold Over The Sahel Region – And Now It’s Looking To Africa’s West Coast

Global UpfrontMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

By Olumba E. Ezenwa & John Sunday Ojo Armed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months

Terrorism And Enablers Of Political Extremism: A Checklist For West African Countries

Global UpfrontMay 6, 2022May 6, 20220

The Sahel – the region just south of the Sahara – is home to the world’s fastest growing extremist group, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin

Alarm In France, Lake Chad Basin, Sahel Countries As Cameroon Signs New Military Agreement With Russia

Global UpfrontApr 21, 2022April 21, 20220

There is palpable alarm in Paris, France, Nigeria and the Francophone nations as Joseph Beti Assomo, Cameroon’s Defence Minister made a discreet but remarkable visit

Get UN Security Council To Refer Boko Haram/ISWAP Atrocities To ICC For Investigations, Trial, ICC Prosecutor Tells President Buhari, Other Sahel/Lake Chad Basin Leaders

Global UpfrontApr 20, 2022April 20, 20220

Karin Ahmad Khan, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday tasked Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel/Lake Chad Basin to to