American troops have been operating in Niger for years, aiding in attempts to combat jihadist terrorist operating in the greater Sahel region.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/africa/2023/08/02/biden-keeps-troops-in-niger-as-coup-threatens-to-spark-regional-war/

A power struggle in the capital, Khartoum, could destabilize neighboring Chad and impact the entire Sahel region.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/01/sudan-war-chad-sahel-small-arms-car-iswap/

Burkina Faso has become a focus of the crisis in the Sahel region, an enormous swath of land south of the Sahara that has been shaken by extremist uprisings and military coups.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/world/africa/burkina-faso-military-conscription.html

Insecurity in the Sahel region continues to take lives.

Source: https://mg.co.za/africa/2023-12-24-the-a-z-of-2023-for-africa/

It appealed to ECOWAS and the African Union (AU) to take steps to convene a solemn assembly to discuss the security and related issues threatening the socio-economic and political stability of the Sahel region and the African continent.

Source: https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2023/08/09/african-workers-reject-military-intervention-in-niger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=african-workers-reject-military-intervention-in-niger

Now is the time for a reset in Africa’s Sahel region.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2023/08/one-more-coup-this-time-in-niger/

The impoverished Sahel region south of the Sahara has suffered what Macron has called an “epidemic” of coups in recent years, with military regimes replacing elected governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea as well as Niger.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/09/16/french-ambassador-being-held-hostage-by-niger-junta-says-emmanuel-macron24970082/

The junta came to power after two military coups last year, triggered in part by worsening insurgency by armed groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that has destabilised Burkina Faso and its neighbours in West Africa’s Sahel region.

Source: https://advocatengr.com/2023/09/28/breaking-aborted-coup-in-burkina-faso/

The nations of Benin, Ghana, Togo, and others connected to the Sahel region and Nigeria are worried about the spread of Islamist terrorist forces making further inroads.

Source: http://moderntokyotimes.com/burkina-faso-witnesses-100-killed-in-recent-islamist-attacks/

The Sahel region has been characterized by extremism since 2014.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202309200002.html

The threat of an invasion, though not specific, raises tensions in and around Niger, a uranium producer that until the coup was an important ally of the West in the fight against Islamist insurgents devastating the Sahel region.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/us-to-hold-niger-military-junta-accountable-for-detained-leaders-safety-blinken-says/article_6860521b-0f3f-55ed-965b-15d4d5035326.html

Today we’ll be talking about recent developments in the Sahel region of Africa, particularly the recent announcement by France that it is withdrawing militarily from its former colony of Niger.

Source: https://therealnews.com/niger-coup-government-expels-france-sahel-burkina-mali-cfa-franc-francafrique-barkhane