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Why Failed Coups Make Sahel Juntas Stronger, Not Weaker
Surviving a coup attempt is not a near-miss for Sahel juntas — it is the mechanism of entrenchment itself: each failed attempt hands the...
Inside the Sahel’s War Economy: How Juntas and Jihadists Tax the Same Fuel Trucks
Ten months into al-Qaeda's blockade of Bamako, the fuel still arrives. Since JNIM's spokesman announced the campaign on 3 September 2025, the group has...
Who Actually Benefits From Russia Deepening Footprint in the Sahel
A few years ago, France was the dominant foreign security partner across much of the Sahel. Today, its troops are gone from Mali, Burkina...
Can Russia’s Security-for-Resources Model Defeat Terrorism in West Africa?
The Confederation of Sahel States (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger) increasingly use a security-for-resources barter model for fighting against growing terrorism in West Africa....
Russia Expresses Readiness in Normalising Relations between ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel O. Ablakwa, after an intensive strategic consultation aimed at raising bilateral relations from vision...
Left of Boom: Moroccan Intelligence and the Changing Face of Sahelian Terrorism
The September 11 attacks fundamentally reshaped modern counterterrorism doctrine. Out of that transformation emerged what is now known as the Left of Boom approach. Rather than...
Russia, Sahel States Review Regional Security
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited the Sahel region in West Africa and officially participated in the Russia-Confederation of Sahel States (Burkina Faso, Mali,...
Iran’s Shadow War May Extend to the Sahel
In the early hours of a recent morning, surveillance aircraft tracked an unmarked convoy crossing the desert corridors linking the Sahel to the Atlantic...
A Coup for Security? Testing the Military’s Claims in Niger
On 26 July 2023, a face largely unknown to the public appeared on Niger's national television. Abdourahamane Tchiani, commander of the presidential guard, stood...
From Tigray to the Sahel: The AU’s Detachment Is Fuelling Africa’s Security Collapse
African leaders are gathered in Addis Ababa this week for the African Union’s annual summit, meeting inside one of the safest capitals on the...