The Sahel region experiences increased risk through erratic rainfall patterns and desertification, creating land pressure challenges that heighten resource conflicts between competing groups. Central Mali has seen ongoing clashes between Dogon farmers and Fulani herders, starting in 2018 and continuing through 2026. Environmental stressors.. Read more

The ongoing ethnic profiling and indiscriminate state raids, combined with violent behavior by security forces and allied militias, continue to trigger deep-seated communal trauma within the Fulani, Tuareg, and Dogon communities of the Sahel. Authorities in Mali, Burkina Faso, and.. Read more

The AES Pact demonstrates that western nations struggle to maintain their control over the Sahelian region because they face multiple internal conflicts while their rural areas experience security challenges. The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which consists of junta-led Mali,.. Read more

The Russian military mission in Africa demonstrates its purpose to protect governments across the Sahel while providing equipment and operational support to military forces but fails yet again to eliminate jihadist threats from the two terrorist organizations Jama’at Nasr al-Islam.. Read more

Introduction Jihadist groups like Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), the primary al-Qaeda affiliate in the region, and the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) have started to focus on establishing complete control over territories which lack governmental authority instead of executing.. Read more

Introduction Resource Nationalism Isn’t a Shock — It’s a Brewing Current The article examines resource nationalism in Guinea through its bauxite resource areas which contain undiscovered flex points. The article investigates resource nationalism as an ongoing force which has been.. Read more