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Who are the jihadists using the Sahel as a hunting ground?
For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert's ...
A West African mission sent to Guinea-Bissau to resolve dispute leaves following president’s threats
A political mission sent to Guinea-Bissau by West Africa’s regional bloc to resolve an electoral dispute has left the country ...
How China is filling void left by France, US with stronger military ties in Africa's Sahel
China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...
Architects race to save historic buildings in Senegal capital
Many historic buildings in Senegal's ever-expanding capital are becoming victims either to the march of modernisation or the ...
Seattle Times25d
At least 10 soldiers in Niger are killed in an ambush, the army says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP ... their cooperation by establishing a new security alliance, the Alliance of Sahel States. Advertising But the security situation in the Sahel, a vast region on the ...
The Africa Report12d
Devaluation of the CFA franc is on the table. Will it splinter the zone?
Could deteriorating diplomatic ties between France and the Sahel nations have consequences for the common currency used by ...
The Washington Post12d
How we reported these stories
As The Washington Post’s West Africa bureau chief based in Senegal, I’ve reported from nine countries across the Sahel over the past 2½ years. I’ve covered three coups, the arrival of ...