Niger is located within the Sahel region, which is part of the African continent, and the Alliance of Sahel States is a region within the Sahel.

The entities involved

• Niger →

  sovereign state in western Africa

  • Niger has been the site of a terrorist attack on its capital airport, leading to condemnation.Mon 15:52
  • Transnational banditry and cross-border groups are operating across the porous borders of Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon.Mon 13:20
• Sahel →

  ecoclimatic and biogeographic transition zone in Africa

  • Niamey is the capital city of Niger.Mon 10:53
  • The Alliance of Sahel States is seeking geopolitical partners and forming a collective defense architecture to combat militant expansion.Sat 16:07
• Alliance of Sahel States →

  inter-state military alliance for the collective defense architecture of the states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Niger officially joined the Alliance of Sahel States, with Larissa Kojoué commenting on the situation.Jul 1
• The secessionist claims of Biafra are challenging Nigeria's unity, coinciding with the assertion that the Sahel region is geographically part of Nigeria.Sep 14
• EIS targeted Niamey, the capital of Niger, on December 23, 2025.Aug 29
• Dialogue resumes between ECOWAS and ASS, while UNSC reviews the political and security situation in the Sahel.Jul 24
• France is considering a new base in the Sahel after diplomatic fallout and exit from Burkina Faso, while Chad's bases are near Niger and Libya.Jul 3