Burkina Faso

  • Nov 18, 2020
  • 2 min read

Security failings will pressure Burkina Faso's Kabore

The president has come under mounting criticism over his government's counterinsurgency strategy

Burkina Faso
  • Nov 10, 2020
  • 7 min read

France will struggle to refocus its Sahel strategy

Persistent unrest in the Sahel will make it difficult for France to shift from its current military focus

France
  • Nov 9, 2020
  • 7 min read

Displacement crisis will cloud Burkina Faso’s polls

Uncertainty persists over how many people will be able to vote thanks to insecurity

Burkina Faso
  • Nov 4, 2020
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Sahel for 2021

Elections are taking place in all but one of the Sahelian countries over the coming year

Niger
  • Oct 7, 2020
  • 7 min read

Insecurity will overshadow Burkina Faso’s election

An ongoing jihadist insurgency will keep parts of the country from voting in next month's elections

Burkina Faso
  • Oct 6, 2020
  • 7 min read

Operation Takuba Sahel successes may be short-lived

France and other European countries are deploying 600 special forces troops in the Sahel

Niger
  • Sep 10, 2020
  • 2 min read

Floods will overwhelm Sahel governments

Floods have affected nearly 760,000 people across the Sahel, it was reported today

Chad
  • Jul 28, 2020
  • 7 min read

Intra-jihadist conflict worsens Sahel security outlook

The Sahara-Sahel offshoots of Islamic State and al-Qaida have been fighting since late 2019

Mali