A report by Dutch research think tank Clingendael Institute, is the latest indicator that militants are migrating from the Sahel to wealthier coastal nations in the region. Regional security analysts are warning Nigerian authorities that armed militants operating in Africa's volatile Sahel region have found their way into northwest Nigeria through the borders of the Republic of Benin. Africa’s Sahel — the vast expanse south of the Sahara Desert — is a global terrorist epicenter, according to the 2023 World Terrorism Index.
A total of 191 Nigerian migrants, including 111 women, have been voluntarily repatriated from Libya, the International Organization for Migration
Egypt’s recent joint military exercises with China—the first of their kind—raised eyebrows across the global defense community.
The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held an Extraordinary Session in Accra on
China and Egypt began their first large-scale joint military exercise, "Eagles of Civilization 2025," near Israel’s border
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