Sahel
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.
WORLD
Benin, Harbouring Militants? Burkina Faso and Niger Think So
A storm of accusations swirl across West Africa as Burkina Faso and Niger point fingers at Benin, claiming their coastal neighbour harbours the very militants wreaking havoc at their borders.
WORLD
Humanitarian Aid the Latest Victim of Niger Military Junta
Niger expels Red Cross, escalating tensions over humanitarian aid as the military government tightens control on NGOs citing 'national security'.
Popular
Ageing Societies Slow Science’s Edge
Ageing societies do not only strain pensions and healthcare. They may also make science less bold, less disruptive, and more incremental over time.
Strategic Autonomy: How the UAE Chose to Self-Arm
Under real Iranian missile fire, the UAE learned that state security cannot be outsourced, and it has kicked off the Gulf's most ambitious arms build-up.
Idlib to Bamako: The Real Differences in Jihadist Power
Africa’s jihadist groups are gaining territory and pressure, but they still lack the cohesion, legitimacy, and state collapse that made HTS’s seizure of Damascus possible.
British Safety Laws: Chat Control to Crowd Control
Britain's child safety legislation is quietly turning into a tool against digitally-triggered communal violence, with big implications for privacy and power.
France’s Trust Crisis Moves Upward
Three stories in a single week, a murdered child, a pop icon charged with rape, and a former mayor appealing his blackmail conviction, are not the same scandal but they are feeding the same mood in France.
