Earlier this week, the UN recognized the Sahel Integrated Resilience Initiative as a World Restoration Flagship. Led by @WFP, the initiative has restored 335,000+ hectares of degraded land benefiting 4M+ people. #GenerationRestoration#

"They cannot safely flee. They cannot safely stay, and they cannot safely speak." At a hearing on "Civilian Harm under Military Rule in the Central Sahel," HRW's @CarineNantulya speaks about the worsening human rights situation across Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.

General Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), issues a stark warning about the growing threat posed by JNIM, the Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group operating across the Sahel. “I almost didn’t come here because of what happened last weekend,” Anderson said, referring to a series of complex attacks across Mali, including strikes near Bamako’s international airport. What alarmed him most was JNIM’s unprecedented public declaration that it intended to attack and seize Bamako, Mali’s capital. “They told civilians in Bamako not to resist,” Anderson said. “That should give people chills, because that’s exactly what ISIS did before it captured Mosul.” Anderson warned that if a terrorist organization were to take control of a national capital, it would mark a major strategic shift. “It changes the threat. It gives them legitimacy, and it makes them far more attractive to extremists from around the world.” He noted that JNIM has repeatedly used siege tactics in Mali, cutting off roads and fuel supplies until local populations capitulate. “They have learned how to choke off key resources until people surrender, allowing them to take control without significant violence.” “For me, this is very concerning right now,” Anderson said. Video via GSW

Satellite imagery and intelligence support provided by Chinese groups has helped Iran threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz and launch precision strikes on US military bases in the Middle East, per CNN

Satellite company York Space Systems told investors in its initial public offering this year that getting a piece of the $185 billion Golden Dome missile defense project would fuel growth. Then it ran headlong into SpaceX

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