Sahel is the sub-Saharan African region that includes Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan and South Sudan
migrants

Nigeria: Jihadist Groups, Migration and the Underlying Causes

Nigerians are the most-represented group crossing the Mediterranean to Italy. They look for economic remittances, as well as escape from jihadist groups
Middle East and Africa

The Issues Behind the Hotspots in Libya

Not just migratory flows: the situation in the Sahel region is much more complex. Francesco Strazzari and Luca Raineri explain why the proposal of hotspots in Libya is not feasible
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Nov, 2017

After more than six years of war, nearly a fourth of all Syrians live in exile
Middle East and Africa

The European Border in the Heart of the Sahara

Europe is worried by terrorist threats and migratory flows and seeks help in Libya, Niger, Mali and Chad. But what happens along those boundaries?
migrants

The Sahel, a Forgotten Strategic Frontier

The sub-Saharan belt is a region that rarely hits the headlines but, for Europe, it constitutes a crucially important area for the issues of immigration and security
Islam

The Shifting Fortunes of Jihad in Sahel

Sahel offers fertile terrain for the birth of various groups of jihadists who thanks to the widespread poverty and porous frontiers easily recruit fighters. But new preachers and Muslim movements have also emerged which, between collusion with terrorists and democratic ideals, are determining the future of this region.