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Safe Haven Sahel
Extremist groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda have found a home in the Sahel. Communities marginalized by their governments have proved to be the perfect foothold [...]
Assessing the Impact of Iran’s Intervention in the Sahel
Overview This report examines the implications of the political, economic, and military involvement by Iran and its proxies in the Sahel region of Sub-Saharan Africa. [...]
China’s Involvement in West Africa
Title Picture Source: Quartz Africa Since the early 1960s when West African countries gained independence from their former European colonial rulers, many of them have [...]
Burkina Faso: A Risk Report
Quick Facts Country Name: Burkina Faso (“Land of the Honest People”). Formerly known as Republic of Upper Volta, with the name Burkina Faso adopted in 1984. [...]
Transnational Crime in the Sahara
Introduction Over the past decade, international terrorism and the migration crisis in the Mediterranean have drawn international attention to the security situation in North Africa [...]
Risk Report: Niger
Niger conflict events 1Jan-18May19. Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED); https://www.acleddata.com May 2019 Quick Facts Geographical Size: Niger is a vast landlocked country in [...]