Sahel
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Places where “a resurgent terror threat is the reality,” according to the strategy, include West Africa, the Sahel region, Sudan and Somalia.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
On Christmas Day, the United States, in collaboration with Nigerian authorities, carried out airstrikes in northwestern Sokoto State targeting fighters from the IS in the Sahel group, usually active in neighbouring Niger.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
He defended France's military presence in the Sahel region, as it had been requested to fight the jihadist threat.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Africa’s tumultuous Sahel region accounted for more than half of last year’s worldwide terrorism-related deaths, and there’s more trouble ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
First, no cereal crops were domesticated in New Guinea, whereas several vitally important ones were domesticated in the Fertile Crescent, Sahel, and China.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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