PARIS: Burkina Faso’s new rulers say they seized power to better fight terrorists, but history in the Sahel suggests the coup will merely stoke turbulence and division, benefitting the insurgents, analysts say. The poor, arid region has been wracked by extremist insecurity since 2012. It began in northern Mali then in 2015 spread to its center and neighboring Niger and Burkina
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On 4 September, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba gave a speech reviewing his actions since he seized power on 24 January 2022. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Mathieu Pellerin and Rinaldo Depagne analyse this milestone.
‘We accept to save our lives’: How local dialogues with jihadists took root in Mali - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world
Northern Benin is at the center of a security crisis which has moved south from the Sahel. Poverty and climate change have provided fertile ground for criminals and extremists.