the place that geographers refer to as the Sahara-Sahel stretches across Africa between the desert and the great savanna. Though dozens of tribes and ethnic groups live in the region, which is ...

A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings. KUOW is Seattle’s ...

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Africa stands at a distinct crossroads in its history. For centuries, the political borders of the continent were drawn based ...

Africa isn’t just being outgunned by insurgents, it’s being outmanoeuvred by its own ...

Peace and security challenges in Africa’s Sahel region require ‘holistic approach’, says UN official ...

The Sahel region of Africa is the "epicentre of global terrorism ... Its new report says that in this semi-arid area to the south of the Sahara Desert 3,885 people out of a worldwide total ...