Sahara
Drawing on years of experience, we believe that when looking at the Sahara it is imperative to look beyond conventional news coverage in order to understand the complex issues and developments taking place in the region. Regular features of Sahara Focus include tracking of the latest political, socio-economic and regional developments; and updates on the activities of international companies operating within the region.
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Latest blog pieces
Mahamat Déby moves to secure Chad’s borders
General Mahamat Déby — son of the late President Idriss Déby, and head of the Conseil militaire de Transition (CMT) which took over the country after his father was assassinated in April — clearly believes that Chad is threatened from almost all sides and possibly...
Sahel jihadists: JNIM-EIGS differences are a source of possible optimism
Unlike the Taliban, the Sahel’s extremist groups — notably Iyad ag Ghali’s Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the État islamique dans le Grand Sahara (EIGS) — are not a cohesive force. Nor are the Boko Haram groups in the Lake Chad basin region of Nigeria,...
Shift as Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum becomes Sahel’s new strongman
The most immediate change we are seeing in the Sahel is a military and political shift in the centre of gravity from Mali to Niger with the latter’s new President, Mohamed Bazoum, beginning to emerge as the Sahel’s new strongman. With Chad’s Idriss Déby now dead, and...