Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso set to leave Ecowas at a time of rising insecurity in west Africa.
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The dissolution of the Chad-France defence pact raises questions about Chad’s next potential partners. It could also reshape power dynamics in the Sahel.
Despite the fracture within Ecowas and animosity with western partners, regional and international collaboration is needed to fight terrorism in west Africa.
While Wagner may offer short-term stability for some African governments, its long-term impact undermines sustainable development and security.
Military coups are making a comeback: it’s a return to one of postcolonial Africa’s political traditions.
Nigeria describes Lakurawa as a new terror group. It is not. It’s been operating along the Nigeria-Niger border since 1999, an indication of the region’s growing ungoverned spaces.
Nigeria shares a long border with Niger. With the expanded relationship between Niger and Russia, the Wagner group poses a threat to the region, especially Nigeria.
The ambush of Russia’s Wagner soldiers and Malian forces by rebels with Ukrainian support raises concerns of the beginning of a proxy war between Russia and Ukraine in west Africa.
In causing disproportionate losses to Russian soldiers in Africa, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces give their soldiers and the people of Ukraine a morale boost amid a largely stagnant war at home.
To win its counterinsurgency war, Mali’s military must focus on the fragility of the state, strained military capabilities, and fallout from Russian-Ukraine crisis.
As the US winds down its military operations in Niger, it is clear that its presence did not lead to eradication of terrorism in the country.
Outside fighters are not merely mercenaries – they are participants in a deeply rooted, historically complex struggle for resources.
Scholars explain recent developments in Ecowas and the implications for the region.
Burkina Faso tops the list of the world’s most neglected crises in the world for the second time in a row.
Niger’s military government sides with Russia in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing influence in Africa.
The disintegration of the United States’ relationship with Niger following its military coup in 2023 is giving way to stronger ties between the African country and Russia and China.
Never before have four governments, including one of the regional leaders, Senegal, been simultaneously eager and ready to get out of the neo-colonial stranglehold of the CFA franc.
Niger is cutting military ties with the US. This has implications for security in the Sahel region.
Attempts to postpone Senegal’s election indefinitely reflect deeper governance problems within Macky Sall’s administration, and the shortcomings of his chosen heir, Amadou Ba.
Several conditions must be met to ensure the successful launch and operation of a multilateral currency.
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