Militant Islamist groups have expanded their presence in Africa and more than doubled fatalities linked to violent activities ...

NGOs in the violence-wracked Sahel region are dangerously caught between military juntas who accuse them of being spies, and ...

The risk is that it rises into something much larger that then presents a much greater threat on the global scene,' one expert told Newsweek.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso face the task of untangling themselves from West Africa’s main regional bloc, Ecowas, after ...

In particular, the smuggling of people from sub-Saharan Africa who set off for Europe without papers is- at least ...

The military-ruled nations of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are planning to create a new investment bank to reduce their reliance on foreign donors for financing development projects. The initial ...

Malian authorities say four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by the Islamic State group and held captive for months were released late Sunday.

The President of the Republic should gauge what projects and programmes it should host on behalf of Ecowas or the United Nations. The recent meeting on the situation in the Sahel came about because of ...

The African Union’s appointment of Burundi’s president as its special envoy for the Sahel region strengthens the AU’s ...

Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups By Mahamat Ramadane, Desire Danga Essigue and Portia Crowe May 6, 202410:12 AM PDTUpdated May 6, 2024 ...

What's needed in the Sahel is emergency food supplies for all those in need, but also agricultural support. With enough aid to farmers, we can help them better cope with severe periods of drought.

ACCRA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday warned that a rampant Islamist insurgency in West Africa's Sahel is threatening to engulf the entire region.