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Sahel region

The Sahel is a region between the Sahara and the Sudanian savanna in Africa. The area faces environmental issues from climate change and is where many terrorist groups in Northern Africa operate.

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April 13, 2024

Niger protesters demand US troop withdrawal

April 12, 2024

Russia sends military trainers, troops to Niger

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People wear T-shirts showing presidential candidate Khalifa Sall as they hang out of a car and blow vuvuzelas in the colors of the Senegalese flag

Senegal's election campaign ramps up after poll delay

Senegal's election campaign ramps up after poll delay

Senegalese voters head to the polls on Sunday, March 24. Here's who's running, what's at stake, and why it matters.
PoliticsMarch 20, 2024
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Niger: US military operations across the Sahel are at risk

Niger: US military operations across the Sahel are at risk

Niger's military junta canceled its years-long cooperation with the US, whose biggest African military base is in Niger.
ConflictsMarch 18, 202401:38 min
Svenja Schulze speaks with two African women

Germany aims to confront extremism in Sahel region

Germany aims to confront extremism in Sahel region

In Burkina Faso, Development Minister Schulze wants to show a willingness to speak with the ruling military junta.
PoliticsMarch 3, 2024
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo looks on during the 64th Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

ECOWAS 'weaker' as Sahel trio quit the bloc

ECOWAS 'weaker' as Sahel trio quit the bloc

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have cut ties with ECOWAS, a key body in a region hit by coups and security crises.
PoliticsJanuary 30, 2024
Three Nigerian children with their herd of goats

Keeping the peace as climate change fuels conflict

Keeping the peace as climate change fuels conflict

In Nigeria's Adamawa state, young women are stepping up to bring peace to their communities. DW's Sira Thierij reports.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 25, 202403:28 min
Boris Pistorius, Svenja Schulze, Bundeswehr soldiers and a Bundeswehr plane in Gao

Should Germany expand strategic partnerships in the Sahel?

Should Germany expand strategic partnerships in the Sahel?

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are all governed by military regimes. How can Germany continue its involvement there?
ConflictsJanuary 25, 2024
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Chad's junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby, dressed in a military uniform, looks on while seated during a ceremony

Chad holds divisive post-coup constitutional referendum

Chadians have voted on a new constitution, in a referendum widely seen as a move to consolidate power by Mahamat Deby.
PoliticsDecember 17, 2023
Soldiers walk beside tanks bearing the German flag.

Explainer: What German troops withdrawal in Mali portends

Germany has ended its participation in the UN mission in Mali in a pullout ordered by Mali's military leaders.
PoliticsDecember 12, 202301:57 min
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Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger alliance faces uphill task

Junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger want to form a new alliance but experts urge them to mend ties with ECOWAS.
TerrorismDecember 5, 2023