The protracted armed conflict in the sahel countries in Africa is a reflection of an unwavering effort to recolonise Africa. The countries in the global North have device a means in which Africa, especially countries in the Western Part of Africa would be reclaimed. In search for economic and political dominance, the Sahel Region has become a theater of warfare and a safe route for illegal trade by countries in Europe. In the midst of huge technical support and humanitarian donation by most countries in Europe, this region had remained in the squalor of poverty and have remained the theater of armed conflict. To this end, it is important to interrogate the impact and the role of the support from Europe has played in descalating arm conflcit as well as how this support have sustainied the arm conflict. The research would seek to understand the role of the EU member state in illicit trade in the sahel region.