The Sahel is fast becoming an international hotspot. A combination of Al-Qaeda bases, a Tuareg rebellion, and abundant resources have turned the region into a ticking time bomb.
Algiers – The military coup which overthrew the President of Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure, reflects the fragile and tense situation in the Sahel region of Africa, which is increasingly heading into lawlessness.
This is the third in a series of violent leadership changes in the last four years in the Sahel. The first was a coup that overthrew President Sidi Mohamed Ould al-Sheikh Abdullah in Mauritania in the summer of 2008, the second coup overthrew Mamadou Tandja in Niger in February 2010, and of course there was the Libyan uprising which overthrew Muammar Gaddafi’s regime after eight months of war.
Experts on the African Sahel region believe it is one of the most volatile regions in the world READ MORE
