DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Extremist attacks in Sahel, an arid swath of land south of the Sahara in Africa, have proliferated in recent months: Last week, Islamic militants attacked Bamako, the capital of ...

The Sahel region has become a focal point of deepening polarization between pro-Western “moderate” states and nations seeking independence from neo-colonial influence, relying instead on non-African ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday discussed ways to boost military ties with the Sahel countries, promising to train their troops and supply weapons as it seeks to expand its clout in the junta-led ...

On September 16, the people of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will mark the second anniversary of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), established by the Liptako-Gourma Charter in 2023. This is not ...

From left, Niger Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare, Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traore ...

Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani (R) and Malian Colonel Assimi Goita (L) ahead of the Confederation of Sahel States summit in Niamey - Copyright AFP - Niger's ...

The sea looks the same. So does the sand. But in Egypt, two beach communities not far from each other have decidedly different ideas about fun. People enjoying the beach in Sahel el-Tayeb, a village ...

Kidnapping for ransom has a long history in the west African Sahel. In 1979, a rebel group led by Chad’s future president Hissène Habré kidnapped a French ...

In the major cities of Central Sahel countries, such as Niamey in Niger, Bamako in Mali, and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, an alarming phenomenon of child begging has become an everyday reality. Often ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Relations between Algeria and the military alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger plunged to historic lows Monday as the two sides curtailed diplomatic ties in a spat over a ...