Étoile Sportive du Sahel Stories
The Kenyan debutants carry a 2–0 advantage from the first leg played behind closed doors at the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi.
The 2–0 victory puts Nairobi United in firm control ahead of the return leg in Tunisia, needing only to avoid a heavy defeat to advance to the CAF Con...
Following consultations between the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), it was decided that the match wou...
But the military takeover in Madagascar marks only the second coup in that period to take place outside of the Sahel region, stretching from the Atlan...
UN reports from the region note that entire communities having been emptied in Burkina Faso, northern Mali and western Niger as violence between armed...
In September 2023, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter in Bamako, agreeing to establish the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
Burkina Faso’s military ruler is celebrated online as a pan-African revolutionary, but at home he curtails civil liberties, criminalises homosexuality...
One of the deadliest incidents, HRW says, took place on June 21 in Manda village, where gunmen stormed a mosque and opened fire on worshipers, killing...
Traoré, a well-known political activist and vocal supporter of military regimes across the Sahel, had been arrested in Ivory Coast six months ago on e...
His mandate includes deepening engagement with governments, civil society, regional organisations, and key opinion leaders to advance "comprehensive s...
According to the Global Terrorism Index, 2025, the Sahel is now the most affected region globally, accounting for over half of all deaths from terrori...
Groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaeda are committed to the establishment of these states, denouncing democratic governance.
Chad is led by President Mahamat Idriss Deby, who seized power after rebels killed his father, longstanding President Idriss Deby.
In Africa, the conflicts in Sudan, DRC, and Somalia have led to a surge in internally displaced persons, asylum seekers, and refugees in the neighbour...
The vote is being held amid security challenges due to Boko Haram attacks.
Three countries in the insurgency-torn central Sahel region have set up their own alliance.
More than 30 people have been killed by the floods, which authorities say affected about one million people.
The counter-terrorism summit in Nigeria is discussing solutions including a possible regional military force.
The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a "sovereign decision" to leave the Economic Community of West African States...
