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Fire From The Sahel: What’s The Military, FG Afraid Of?

Global UpfrontMay 15, 2025May 15, 20250

By Erasmus Ikhide Under one week, the Nigerian military has made twin twitches of weak defense of its lagging responses to the sweeping terrorist attacks

Counterterrorism Shortcomings In The Sahel Revealed As Insurgencies Rage

Global UpfrontApr 7, 2025April 7, 20250

By ADF Experts are alarmed at growing violence in the Sahel and the possibility of extremist groups consolidating gains to form a terror state. Last

Niger Republic Has Cut Military Ties With U.S.: Why This Is Bad For The Sahel’s Security

Global UpfrontMar 20, 2024March 20, 20240

By Olayinka Ajala Niger – a landlocked country of 25 million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world – recently announced

Mali’s Junta Signals End to EU-Backed Takuba Task Force Security in the Sahel

Global UpfrontJan 28, 2022January 28, 20220

While Paris was counting on the strengthening of the Takuba counter-terrorism force in the Sahel region to compensate for the drawdown of soldiers from its