violent extremism Sahel

  • Group of armed individuals with faces covered, standing under a flag with Arabic inscription.
    Aliyu Dahiru

    JNIM’s Cross-Border Attacks Threaten Sahel Region’s Security Architecture

    A series of coordinated attacks rocked the Sahel region in the first week of November, as Al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) targeted local defense forces, military posts, and communities in Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali. While JNIM and other jihadi groups have long been operating in the Sahel, the recent attacks indicate a […]

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  • Kunle Adebajo

    More Conflict, Less Aid: Why Niger Coup Means Trouble For The Sahel

    Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, in an interview with the Financial Times earlier this year, said he believed there was ‘zero chance’ of the military kicking him out of government. They did just that two months later in a coup that has rendered the country unstable and is threatening to worsen violent crises in the region. […]

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