A l-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks ...

In the Sahel, a region plagued by jihadist violence, there are roads people steer clear of and others they travel on with ...

Today the relative peace and political stability in the Sahel region have come under serious threat made by the current Prime ...

The 2024 crisis exposed structural faults at the core of the West African regional body. At 50, can the once-great ...

In Africa’s turbulent Sahel region, the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadist group is expanding its influence by repeated massacres, ...

Analysis - In the Sahel, violent terrorism--now structural--and various forms of trafficking, including that of migrants, are linked structural realities. The agonizing Trans borders cooperation is ...

This week’s episode features George McLeod, Mining Leader at Critical Risk Team, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli.

Insurgents are expanding from West Africa’s Sahel region toward Atlantic coastal nations such as Ivory Coast, creating new terrorism hot spots and displacing millions.

Swarms of desert locusts are moving across parts of North Africa. With unusually heavy rains in late 2024 supporting growth ...

Army strongmen who have seized power in coups across Africa's Sahel region since 2020 have ramped up pressure on foreign ...

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 ...