Sahel countries launch a joint battalion to fight armed groups as they boost ties with Russia amid rising insecurity.

In response to travel bans issued by the United States government earlier in the month, Mali and Burkina Faso have decided to ...

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with the UN System Staff College (UNSSC), the West Africa ...

A historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger bolstered their regional security through ...

The United States announced nearly $152 million in new humanitarian assistance for the Central Sahel Republics of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, which are ...

Facing a growing terror threat in the Sahel, the Trump administration could discover that its avoidance of “long-term ...

Ghana envoy Larry Gbevlo-Lartey says the Accra Initiative can be revived with the engagement of the Alliance of Sahel States, after talks at Thabo Mbeki’s African peace dialogue. Maps on the walls of ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The landlocked countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have endorsed an initiative by Morocco to give them access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign ...

President Donald Trump ordered Christmas airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, targeting ISIS ...

Gen. Michael Langley, Commander of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), warned last month in Kenya that terrorists might be eying Nigeria and the West Africa coastline. According to him, “Attacks ...

Russia’s proxies have few solutions to offer when tackling West Africa and the Sahel’s problems. On July 28, 2024, dozens of Wagner fighters were killed in an ambush by Tuareg rebels on the outskirts ...

One clear finding emerged: technologies work better together. Farmers who used improved seeds, agrochemicals and sustainable land management jointly earned about 181,100 CFA francs (US$307) in crop ...