Côte d’Ivoire’s port lifeline to Mali and Burkina Faso grows despite rift
Sahel cargo through Côte d’Ivoire’s port of Abidjan jumped 34% in 2025, and a Mali border deal followed, though leaders...
September 30, 2026Topic
Alliance of Sahel States
Burkina Faso Speaks for Sahel Juntas at UN, Says States Back Jihadists
The Alliance of Sahel States told the UN that unnamed foreign states arm jihadists, as Burkina Faso confirmed all three...
September 28, 2026
Burkina Faso Territory Is 74.53% Under Government Control, the Junta Says. Nobody Else Can Check.
The junta publishes territorial control to two decimal places. Independent researchers put militant reach anywhere from 40% to 80% of...
September 14, 2026
A Sahel Junta and a Coastal Democracy Just Agreed Where Their Border Runs
The Ivory Coast Mali border route has been definitively adopted in Bamako, and a delimitation treaty is expected to be...
September 1, 2026
The Sahel Juntas Open a Parliament in Niamey
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger convene their first joint parliamentary session in Niamey this week. Members were appointed, not elected.
August 24, 2026
Traoré Bans Parties and Targets Clerics as Burkina Faso Unravels
Ibrahim Traoré remains Africa's most celebrated young leader, but jihadist violence, mass displacement and a crackdown on clerics tell a...
August 5, 2026
Niger’s Western Security Belt Becomes the Sahel’s Main Battleground
Attacks on civilians in Niger’s western security belt surged over 120% in 2025, making Tillabéri the Central Sahel’s deadliest region...
July 16, 2026
Mali and Algeria End 15-Month Rupture and Reopen the Skies
Mali Algeria relations reset on July 10, 2026: ambassadors return and airspace reopens, 15 months after a Malian drone was...
July 12, 2026
Sahel States Quit the ICC in a Break From the West
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formally notified the UN in June 2026 to leave the ICC, calling it a neocolonial...
July 3, 2026