Mali attacks test Russia’s security role in the Sahel, raising concerns over regional stability and insurgent wave of coordinated insurgent attacks in Mali is raising fresh concerns about stability across the Sahel Justice & Crime Russia’s Sahel Role Tested as Mali Attacks Shake Stability . Civil Society WHY Mali Defence Minister’s Killing Deepens Sahel Crisis . challenge Russia-backed security in the Sahel .

ACLED data shows more abductions in Mali and Niger as JNIM targets tourists and mining workers WHY Sahel Justice & Crime Coordinated attacks in Mali challenge Russia-backed security in the Sahel Russia’s Sahel death marks a major escalation in Mali’s widening conflict WHY Mali Defence Minister’s Killing Deepens Sahel

Justice & Crime Russia’s Sahel Role Tested as Mali Attacks Shake Stability Coordinated attacks in Mali challenge Russia-backed security in the Sahel . Civil Society WHY Mali Defence Minister’s Killing Deepens Sahel Crisis Sadio Camara’s death marks a major

Kidnappings of foreign nationals are rising fast across parts of Africa’s Sahel, especially in Mali and Continue Reading Full Article KIDNAPPING INCIDENTS WHY Sahel kidnappings of foreigners surged in 2025 Justice & Crime Russia’s Sahel Role Tested as Mali Attacks Shake Stability . Civil Society WHY Mali Defence Minister’s Killing Deepens Sahel Crisis . challenge Russia-backed security in the Sahel .

Key Western Ally in the Sahel Chad, an oil-producing nation, is the first of several coup-hit states in West and Central Africa's Sahel region to attempt a return to constitutional rule through elections in Chad's political journey, highlighting the ongoing complexities and geopolitical dynamics in the Sahel Key Western Ally in the Sahel Chad, an oil-producing nation, is the first of several coup-hit states in West and Central Africa's Sahel region to attempt a return to constitutional rule through elections

surge in attacks by groups linked to Islamic State and al Qaeda, particularly in regions such as the Sahel Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe emphasized the disproportionate impact on the Sahel, noting the increasing Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, pointed out that the Sahel alone accounts of 1,500 French troops from Niger last year marked a significant shift in the West’s strategy in the Sahel ADVERTISEMENT Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe emphasized the disproportionate impact on the Sahel

Justice & Crime Russia’s Sahel Role Tested as Mali Attacks Shake Stability . Justice & Crime WHY Mali Defence Minister’s Killing Deepens Sahel Crisis . Justice & Crime Russia’s Sahel Role Tested as Mali Attacks Shake Stability . Civil Society WHY Mali Defence Minister’s Killing Deepens Sahel Crisis . challenge Russia-backed security in the Sahel .

Justice & Crime Russia’s Sahel Role Tested as Mali Attacks Shake Stability Coordinated attacks in Mali challenge Russia-backed security in the Sahel .

Bigirimana Jean’s new book argues for African political union as Sahel shifts and Burundi holds the AU book was published on March 13, 2026 by Les Éditions du Net and examines geopolitical changes in the Sahel The work also frames the Alliance of Sahel States as part of a broader sovereignty debate now shaping The source links that framework to current debates around the Sahel and the future of African-led security The work also frames the Alliance of Sahel States as part of a broader sovereignty debate now shaping

al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), groups that have long destabilised the Sahel The three countries, now aligned under the Alliance of Sahel States, have conducted joint air strikes Despite ongoing operations, large areas of Mali and the wider Sahel remain outside government control The three countries, now aligned under the Alliance of Sahel States, have conducted joint air strikes Despite ongoing operations, large areas of Mali and the wider Sahel remain outside government control

AU Chairperson Évariste Ndayishimiye’s Burkina Faso visit puts Sahel security, AU outreach and AES relations serving as African Union chair for 2026, giving his remarks added continental weight at a time when the Sahel lies less in the headline phrase itself than in what it signals: a willingness to engage directly with Sahel serving as African Union chair for 2026, giving his remarks added continental weight at a time when the Sahel lies less in the headline phrase itself than in what it signals: a willingness to engage directly with Sahel

which had been justified as a countermeasure to the decade-old Islamist insurgency in West Africa's Sahel which had been justified as a countermeasure to the decade-old Islamist insurgency in West Africa's Sahel could have profound implications for the balance of power and the ongoing efforts to stabilize the Sahel closely, anticipating the impacts on regional security and the global fight against terrorism in the Sahel