The military-led alliance of Sahel states has imposed a 0.5% import duty on goods from ECOWAS nations, marking a significant ...

They chose to leave ECOWAS, which they consider to be an "extended arm of Western interests," and founded their own Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Three military juntas seek legitimacy For years ...

As Western powers retreat from the Sahel, Russian mercenaries are using social media, influencers and crowdfunding to expand ...

Niger authorities say an attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians DAKAR ... by establishing a new security alliance, the Alliance of Sahel States. But the ...

U.S. reduces aid With tensions mounting between the Sahel states and ECOWAS members Ivory Coast and Benin, which have been accused of aligning too closely with Western powers, the trio has already ...

An attack by an extremist group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

Sahel governments have pivoted away from Western allies, such as France and the US, towards China and Russia for support in tackling militants. "Right now we're seeing that Russia is taking more ...

When Western journalists write and broadcast about ... as unbearably arrogant by an increasing number of people in the Sahel states – as a force that talked about being equal partners, but ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization issued an alert for Algeria, Libya and Tunisia against groups of desert locusts. The outbreak that began in December in the Sahel spread to North Africa during ...

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