Can the security-for-minerals approach yield win-win outcomes for Sahelian states beyond diplomatic recognition? In February, United States (US) Senior State Department Official Nick Checker visited Bamako to reaffirm Washington’s respect for Mali’s sovereignty, and reset
Clashes along Sudan’s Blue Nile frontier have pointed fingers at Addis Ababa amid accusations it is enabling the Rapid Support Forces and risking wider regional fallout. Fighting in Sudan’s southeastern Blue Nile region has once
The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for last week’s coordinated attack on Diori Hamani International Airport and the adjacent Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger’s capital, marking one of the most high-profile attacks for IS-affiliates
While international powers publicly call for de-escalation and humanitarian ceasefires, their regional allies are flooding Sudan’s battlefields with weapons Nearly three years into a conflict that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions, Sudan
Ousmane Dillo est de retour au Soudan. Évacué blessé d’El-Fasher, au Darfour, il y a quelques mois, le chef de guerre et frère de l’opposant tchadien décédé, Yaya Dillo, a remis l’uniforme et repris la
Située près de la frontière avec le Soudan du Sud, Kadougli a été encerclée durant la majeure partie du conflit, déclenché en avril 2023, entre l’armée et les FSR. Le chef de l’armée soudanaise et
Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan said Monday that restricted access to the conflict-hit eastern state of Jonglei has left thousands of people in need of lifesaving medical care and food assistance at risk, as the
The first indications that the Trump White House was seeking to restore relations with the three Alliance of Sahel States countries emerged last December when U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) deputy head, General John Brennan, dropped
Decisive U.S. leadership is essential to resolve worsening differences between fellow Quad members, neutralize spoilers, and ensure that Sudanese civilians—not just armed factions—shape their country’s future. Ending the conflict in Sudan will be exceedingly difficult,
Le Mali et l’Alliance des États du Sahel (AES) ne vivent pas une transition ordinaire. Ils vivent une confrontation structurante entre deux visions du monde : d’un côté, des peuples qui réclament la souveraineté effective