In 2025, key geopolitical hotspots include these countries, influencing global relations and demanding close attention.

The narrative of Africa as a passive recipient of aid must give way to one of agency and ambition. The continent’s leaders ...

The flat, dusty Sahel landscape — dotted with acacias and palms — is broken only by goat and camel herds and villagers hauling sacks of manure or firewood on donkeys and motorcycles.

As part of its efforts to keep pace with the rapid changes in global politics and their far-reaching impacts on governance, ...

By John Aka The growing entanglement of Ukraine in West Africa’s volatile Sahel region came under sharp criticism during a ...

By Ben Aris in Belrin Moscow’s expanding presence in Africa has largely unfolded in silence, but the shift it represents is ...

The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel, said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack ...

The Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack ...

The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack ...

Since its founding in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been a cornerstone of regional ...

By Zagazola MakamaViolent campaigns by jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State are reshaping security dynamics across the border areas of Niger, Nigeria, and Benin, according to a new ...

A two-day high level policy dialogue that seeks to provide a platform to discuss strategies to address the concerns of the Alliance of Sahel ...