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Sahel

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, as seen on 22 September, 2025. - REUTERS - Piroschka Van De Wouw

As Sahel states withdraw from ICC, NGOs warn of ‘impunity’ over war crimes

Jul 3, 2026 | Sahel

In a statement published on Wednesday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed that Mali, Burkina Faso and Nige ...

Jun 22, 2026 | Sahel

Along Mali's National Route 6, a major thoroughfare connecting the capital to the country's centre, the army has reshape ...

Apr 9, 2026 | Sahel

The Russia ndash; Sahel Region States telebridge took place on March 12, 2026. The event was organized by the Russian-A ...

Apr 9, 2026 | Sahel

After years of sidelining the Sahel's military rulers, the United States under President Donald Trump is shifting to eng ...

Mar 20, 2026 | Sahel

The Sahel has become the world's most deadly region for terrorism, with nearly half of all global deaths now taking plac ...

Mar 20, 2026 | Sahel

Since late 2025, a vast ecosystem of fake social media accounts has been targeting countries in the Alliance of Sahel St ...

Dec 14, 2025 | Sahel

What is life like for the women living in the central Sahel, in areas controlled by the jihadist JNIM group? British res ...

Nov 18, 2025 | Sahel

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for Sahel nations to put aside their differences to tackle mounting ...

Nov 17, 2025 | Sahel

Former Tuareg rebel and Malian diplomat Iyad Ag Ghaly has steered Al Qaeda's Sahel branch JNIM since 2017, spreading its ...

Oct 20, 2025 | Sahel

Islamist militants still severely impact large swathes of Burkina Faso and Mali, imposing roadblocks, launching attacks ...

Oct 15, 2025 | Sahel

With less than a fortnight to go before presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire, three other west African states all ru ...

Aug 25, 2025 | Sahel

Under President Donald Trump the United States has reset relations with west Africa's military leaders on a mutual back- ...

Aug 4, 2025 | Sahel

NGOs in the violence-wracked Sahel region are dangerously caught between military juntas who accuse them of being spies, ...