“The Sahel under siege”: Djelloul Chetouane analyses rising violence and security shifts in Africa News

The Sahel under siege… rising threats and shattered balances!

By Djelloul Chetouane, President of the Hisn Al-Mateen Bloc Foundation
Sunday 13 July 2025 – Africa News daily

The African Sahel has undergone unprecedented security shifts in the first half of 2025, with a dangerous escalation of jihadist violence and a multiplication of fronts, amid the withdrawal of foreign forces and the weakness of central states.

• 734 terrorist attacks.
• 1,171 civilian victims.
• Armed organisations vying for influence in a political and security vacuum.

In my analysis published on page 16 of today's issue, I addressed:

• the failure of the coup regimes to build the state;
• Algeria's pivotal role in restoring balance and containing chaos;
• the return of the “Islamic State” to the scene through fresh bloodshed;
• the danger of regional collapse if the Sahel states are left to face their fate alone.