Sahel
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Conflict monitors, now watching with alarm as Islamist militants capture territory and stage attacks in Mali, urge the administration to pay closer attention to the restive Sahel region and other hot spots.
From Salon • May 19, 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
The U.S. finished its withdrawal from neighboring Niger in 2024, including from a drone base that conducted counterterrorism intelligence-gathering and reconnaissance missions in the Sahel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Camara's death may also hamper the relationship with Russia, according to Ulf Laessing, head of the Sahel programme at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a centre-right German think tank.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
One set consists of plants whose ancestors are widely distributed from west to east across the Sahel zone and were probably domesticated there.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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