Sahel Insurgency

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 0 anxiety · 21.4 anger · 21.4 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-08-20). Tone split: 88.4% of articles read distinctly negative, 1.9% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• Mali (76)
• Nigeria (13)

Countries where Sahel Insurgency coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage -43.6%, reader interest -22.0%.

Top recent articles

1. السودان الذي كان يملك كل شيء تقريباً ولم ينجح في بناء الدولة — sudanile.com
2. Mali : le PNUD et le gouvernement sallient pour moderniser ladministration , mais à quel prix ? – Mali Actu — maliactu.net
3. Sahel Lithium Boom Creates New Conflict Risks — africa.com
4. O nuclear no dia do eclipse — esquerda.net
5. İsrailin saldırısı sonrası Genelkurmay Başkanı Bayraktaroğlundan kritik telefon trafiği : Yedi saatte beş görüşme — yenisafak.com
6. تقرير : برشلونة يتحرك نحو لاوتارو مارتينيز حال فشل صفقة ألفاريز — dostor.org
7. غويتا وبوتين يتفقان على مواصلة التنسيق الأمني في مالي والساحل صحراء ميديا — saharamedias.net
8. US targets ICC chief in push to dismantle court — kenyastar.com
9. US targets ICC chief in push to dismantle court — middleeaststar.com
10. US targets ICC chief in push to dismantle court — heraldglobe.com
11. Les États - Unis peuvent - ils réussir à démanteler la Cour pénale internationale ? — droit-inc.com
12. Путин разговарао са лидером Малија — sputnikportal.rs
13. Chad quiet return to French military support — news24.com
14. Mali separatists release 82 soldiers, including some held since a major attack in April — newdelhitimes.com
15. بعد محمد صلاح .. طرابزون سبور يخطط لصفقة من العيار الثقيل في الميركاتو الصيفي — elwatannews.com
16. Two security personnel injured as suicide attack foiled in Bannu — tribune.com.pk
17. Worsening school closures as terrorists advance — vanguardngr.com
18. Nigerian Newspapers : Major stories on Wednesday morning – The Sun Nigeria — thesun.ng
19. La Russie accuse la France d être responsable du terrorisme en Afrique de lOuest — seneweb.com
20. La Russie accuse la France d être responsable du terrorisme en Afrique de lOuest — seneweb.com
21. How Tantita is Providing Welfare Investments , Development Projects in Communities Beyond Oil Assets Protection – THISDAYLIVE — thisdaylive.com
22. US Missionary Freed After 9 Months Captivity in Niger — christianitytoday.com
23. Atak na Ceutę . ″ Gazeta Polska ″: Za inwazją afrykańskich imigrantów stoi Rosja — niezalezna.pl
24. من هي سهيلة الطاهري ؟ زوجة روبرتو كارلوس التي بدأت علاقتها به من بوابة العمل — dostor.org
25. گڈزٹرانسپورٹرزکی ہڑتال کافیصلہ موخر – Daily Pakistan — dailypakistan.pk
26. Delta Police Command Re - Arrests Eight Escaped Detainees From Ughelli Facility — saharareporters.com
27. Un verano escaso de pívots para el Leyma Coruña — laopinioncoruna.es
28. Gujarat to deploy drones , watch towers to ensure pilgrim safety at Palitana amid recent lion sightings — aninews.in
29. Niger : le MPLJ multiplie les attaques contre larm ée — planeteafrique.com
30. Niger : le MPLJ multiplie les attaques contre larm ée | PlaneteAfrique — planeteafrique.com
31. Is the Trump - Tinubu Collaboration Working ? | Council on Foreign Relations — cfr.org
32. Mali : Les FAMA pilonnent des refuges de la coalition JNIM/FLA à Kidal — seneweb.com
33. فايننشال تايمز : بضربه إيران .. ترامب غامر بمستقبل الشرق الأوسط وأبعده عن أحلام نتنياهو واتفاقيات إبراهيم — alquds.co.uk
34. BM İnsan Hakları Yüksek Komiseri : Husi saldırıları devam ederse Yemen topyekûn çatışmaya geri dönebilir — tr.euronews.com
35. JNIM releases about 60 civilian hostages in Mali – Medafrica Times — medafricatimes.com
36. Burkina Faso : un cadre de l'État islamique au Sahel tué dans des affrontements avec le JNIM — malijet.com
37. Hombre intenta refugiarse de ataque a balazos y muere dentro de su casa en bulevar Río Mayo , en León — periodicocorreo.com.mx
38. Benin , il Forum Sociale Mondiale e la continuità neocoloniale del dopo - Talon ( Giulio Chinappi ) — farodiroma.it
39. 31 Nigerian States Spend N252bn on Security in Six Months — punchng.com
40. Νιγηρία : Τουλάχιστον 28 νεκροί από επίθεση ενόπλων σε χωριό κατά τη διάρκεια της προσευχής — enikos.gr

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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Sahel Insurgency receiving right now?

As of August 20, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up —% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide.

Is media coverage of Sahel Insurgency increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is down 43.6% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).

How are these numbers measured?

Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every two hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.