Sahel
Americannoun
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"A new era is about to start. The Sahel will one day regain normal governance" with democratically elected leaders who "genuinely care about their people", he added.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
But the latest attacks mark a "major escalation in the conflict" between the military government and the rebels, said Jean-Hervé Jezequel, Sahel director with the International Crisis Group.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
These days, al-Qaida is broken up into several affiliates in sometimes overlapping geographical areas: the Sahel, North and West Africa; Syria; Somalia; Yemen; and finally, a very small group in South Asia.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Checker said that the Sahel states have shown an "openness" to resuming security cooperation with the United States but that it would take time as there was a "severe, understandable trust deficit."
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
She knew without looking that every beastkeeper in the vicinity would have stilled at the mention of Sahel, waiting to hear Baaz's answer to the question.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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