Security Developments in the Sahel

Security Developments in the Sahel

CEP – KAS: Sahel Monitoring September 2023​ This tenth monthly report monitoring activities of al-Qaeda and Islamic State branches throughout the Sahel will focus on the propaganda output of these groups in September 2023. An initial observation is that the number of claimed attacks remains at the same level when compared to August. Fifty-seven separate incidents have been registered. But perhaps the most remarkable fact is that ISGS...

In early March 2025, the 1st Air Force Air Force Air Base in Salé, on the outskirts of the capital Rabat, hosted a ceremony of major strategic importance: the official reception of the first contingent of 6 Apache AH-64E attack helicopters, the first delivery of a global order of 36 aircraft. To mark the importance of the event, General of the Michael Langley Army, at the head of the American Command for Africa (US AFRICOM), had made the trip, a…