West Africa

  • Jan 24, 2023
  • 6 min read

Sahel migration policies hinder climate adaptation

Climate change adaptation is a key discussion point at the Third High-Level Conference on the Lake Chad Basin

West Africa
  • Jan 20, 2023
  • 2 min read

West African intelligence-sharing may improve

A summit bringing together senior military and intelligence officials from 16 countries began yesterday

West Africa
  • Jan 3, 2023
  • 7 min read

Algeria may struggle to expand influence in the Sahel

Algerian authorities have become increasingly critical of Mali's junta and its reliance on Russian mercenaries

West Africa
  • Dec 20, 2022
  • 7 min read

Mali’s UN force is in danger of collapse

Several countries have announced the withdrawal of their contingents from the UN force in Mali

Mali
  • Dec 12, 2022
  • 7 min read

Insecurity will limit Sahel-coastal West Africa trade

Trade connections between landlocked Sahelian countries and coastal West African ones have been growing

West Africa
  • Dec 6, 2022
  • 2 min read

West Africa intervention force would face obstacles

The West African ECOWAS regional bloc has decided to create an intervention force targeting jihadists and coup-makers

West Africa
  • Nov 14, 2022
  • 7 min read

France will reduce its West African military footprint

President Macron has formally ended Operation Barkhane, France's anti-jihadist operation in the Sahel

West Africa
  • Nov 10, 2022
  • 2 min read

France will seek to reduce visibility in West Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the formal end of Operation Barkhane

West Africa