Sahel military transition zone

Four years after the coups the juntas have banned the parties, expelled the monitors and severed the partnerships -- while jihadist coalitions blockade capitals, the north slips away and the replacement patrons retreat. Sovereignty has been asserted; the state has not been rebuilt.

Coalition

Sahel RegionFrance

Covered by:France 24 · France 24 (EN) · Le Monde · Le Figaro · Reuters · Associated Press · +39

Between jihadist massacres, army airstrikes on markets and the abuses of foreign auxiliaries, civilians in the Sahel and the Lake Chad basin are being killed and displaced by all the armed actors claiming to protect them -- and no external patron has made that safer.

Coalition

Sahel RegionNigeria

Covered by:Al Jazeera · Al-Ahram · Ahram Online · Al Arabiya · Al Arabiya English · Anadolu Agency · +8