Since withdrawing from ECOWAS, the post-coup countries have inaugurated a new bank, TV station and joint military force.

BAMAKO, May 20 (Reuters) - Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Algeria will set up, within 18 months, a joint force of up to 75,000 soldiers to secure their shared Sahara-Sahel desert zone, Mali's foreign ...

The Sahel is the region most affected by terrorism, accounting for over half of all deaths from terrorism in 2024, and 19% of attacks globally, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2025 which ...

For many years before the arrival of American and other international forces, insecurity in the Sahel region was often ...

BRUSSELSBRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday warned countries of the north African Sahel against hiring Russian mercenaries, and underlined that it stands ready to impose sanctions on anyone ...

The time for Desert to Power to provide electricity for all in the Sahel is now,” he urged. G5 Sahel heads of state acknowledged that limited energy access and a dependence on fossil fuels underscores ...

The workshop followed recommendations issued by African energy ministers at the 5th Desert to Power Ministerial Meeting, calling for the dissemination and application of the Joint IPP Protocol across ...

The Desert to Power initiative intends to turn the Sahel region into a renewable powerhouse, harnessing its solar potential to create the world’s largest solar zone. Aimed to increase solar generation ...

Mort Rosenblum brilliantly captures the victim status of two deserts, Sonoran and Sahel, assaulted by denial and neglect, but ...