Sahel
BUSINESS
West Africa’s New Economic Corridor Goes Ahead
Morocco's grand Atlantic economic corridor vision for the Sahel rewrites trade routes and alliances across a fragmented West Africa.
EUROPE
Sahel Split Gives Moscow a Way In
France and Algeria clash over diplomat arrest, sparking historic rift as Russia exploits Sahel tensions to challenge French influence.
WORLD
The Return of Boko Haram: Security Collapses After Niger’s Withdrawal
The deadly resurgence of Boko Haram sweeps across northern Nigeria, capturing territory and shattering fragile peace as Niger's withdrawal from regional forces leaves civilians vulnerable.
BUSINESS
New Sahel Alliance Tariffs Threaten ECOWAS and AfCFTA Goals
West Africa faces rising trade tensions as Sahel states impose new tariffs, disrupting regional unity and sparking economic instability.
WORLD
As Algeria and Mali Clash, France Finds New Opening
Algeria–Mali drone dispute triggers airspace closures, deepens regional rifts, and reshapes alliances between the Sahel, France, and Red Sea basin.
Popular
How Foreign Students Offset Europe’s Demographic Decline
New Eurostat projections show the EU losing 53 million people by 2100, as French elite schools turn to foreign students to offset demographic decline.
European PMs Weigh In On Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process
On the day Baku and Yerevan's parliamentary speakers sat down to talk peace, Brussels voted resolutions that could unravel what diplomats spent years building.
Paramedics Last Shift: Lebanese Healthcare in Peril
The paramedic's red crescent, once a universal guarantee of safe passage, has become a kill-zone beacon across a broadening regional conflict.
Oil and Troubled Waters: Moscow’s Luck Holds
Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia's oil windfall 'money for the war' after JD Vance named cutting Ukraine aid his proudest government achievement.
Sex in Parliament: Westminster Reaches for the Punchline
Kemi Badenoch accused Labour of "fiddling while Rome burns" at PMQs this week, after a backbencher announced a campaign to make 2026 a "summer of sex."
