The Sahel continues to burn as the world focuses elsewhere

Bottom Line Up Front:

• Global hotspots like the Sahel have lost the attention of international media and policymakers to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

• Sahelian states’ movement away from Europe and toward Moscow has accelerated over the past year.

• After being pushed out of some Malian towns and villages by Islamic State Sahel Province, Jama’at Nusrat al-Isl…