A senior UN official warned on Thursday that terrorist groups such as ISIS continue to expand in West Africa and the Sahel, undermining regional stability. Vladimir Voronkov, head of the UN office of counter-terrorism, told the Security Council. He added that two ISIS affiliates, Islamic State West Africa Province and Islamic State in the Greater Sahel, have not only expanded but also consolidated their operational areas.
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to include Algeria on the European Union’s list of jurisdictions considered high-risk for
French publication Le Monde is reporting that groups such as JNIM and ISWA, are "exploiting the portable, high-speed connectivity
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have formed the Alliance of Agricultural Seed Producers of the Sahel (APSA-Sahel) to reduce reliance
Surging global gold prices are fuelling violence and instability in West Africa’s Sahel, reports the BBC. Military regimes in
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