Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist ...
15 hours ago · But instability in the Sahel has worsened since the military takeovers, with Mali and Burkina Faso the most affected states. In 2023 alone, more than 8,000 people were killed in …
Sahel Region - Wikipedia
Sahel (, "Sahel") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Dori. Four provinces make up the region—Oudalan, Séno, Soum, …
Ecowas: What changes as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger leave the …
Jan 29, 2025 · Relations between Ecowas and the three Sahel countries have been tense since the military seized power in Niger in 2023, Burkina Faso in 2022 and Mali in 2020.
Junta Rule in the Sahel: Decolonization and Destabilization
Jan 25, 2025 · On September 16, 2023, three West African states—Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—formed a mutual defense pact called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The founding …
West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint …
Jan 22, 2025 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region …
Violent Extremism in the Sahel | Global Conflict Tracker
Oct 23, 2024 · Liptako-Gourma is in the central Sahel, in the borderlands of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Current instability is associated with the collapse of the Libyan state in 2011, which …
Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's ...
Sep 22, 2024 · Over the last decade, the region has been shaken by extremist uprisings and military coups. Three Sahelian nations, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, are now ruled by military …
How Burkina Faso became the epicentre of conflict in the Sahel - Al Jazeera
Mar 11, 2022 · Recent data shows that the landlocked country has now replaced Mali, the birthplace of the conflict in the Sahel, as the epicentre of the crisis.
Focus on the Sahel: Terrorism, NGOs and the Fulani communities
Oct 23, 2024 · An attack that killed dozens of civilians and security personnel in north-central Burkina Faso in late August 2024 captures the ruling junta's failure to contain escalating …
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso: How a triumvirate of military leaders …
Jul 12, 2024 · The military juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a treaty of confederation Saturday bringing together 72 million people into the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).