U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s announcement Monday that the U.S. would contribute $60 million to France’s “Joint Force G-5 Sahel” (or FC-G5S, to use the French acronym) project is welcome ...

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union is establishing a new mission to help train security forces in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa to combat terrorist and ...

Berlin is playing an increasingly aggressive role in NATO’s proxy war against Russia. Almost daily, the federal government announces new sanctions against Moscow and the delivery of more heavy weapons ...

According to Russian Ambassador to Mali Igor Gromyko, Moscow considers the establishment of the Alliance of Sahel States as a major step toward consolidating efforts against Islamist groups in the ...

In 2021, Michael Shurkin and Aneliese Bernard wrote “Ten Things the United States Should Do to Combat Terrorism in the Sahel,” where they argued that the United States should craft an effective ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - The European Union committed 50 million euros ($56 million) on Monday to help the countries of West Africa's Sahel region set up a multinational force to combat Islamist militant ...

Large quantities of arms and ammunition — including heavy weapons and artillery — stolen by rebels during last year’s civil war in Libya were smuggled into Niger and other Sahel nations. Much of this ...