Geopolitical shifts in the Sahel are unfolding quietly but decisively. As European military presences have receded in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, and Russia has expanded its influence through proxy…
US shifts strategic priorities in the Sahel The visit this week by Nick Checker, head of the US State Department’s African Affairs Bureau, to Mali signals a renewed engagement by…
US military strategy shifts focus to Sahel’s jihadist threat Washington is dramatically recalibrating its approach to three West African nations where military juntas have severed ties with former colonial power…
