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 ...

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

What are the origins of the force composed of troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, and why is it needed? The force will have its headquarters in Mali, but will be under a ...

DAKAR, April 9, 2025 - The governments of the Sahel countries — Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Chad — gathered in Dakar for a high-level forum marking the tenth anniversary of the ...

Britain is set to send helicopters to bolster a key French counter-terrorism operation in Mali in a package of measures to be agreed at a summit near London on Thursday. In a separate move, Italy's ...

(Nairobi) – The decision of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) will jeopardize access to justice for victims of atrocity crimes, putting all ...

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 ...

The three heads of states gathered to discuss security and development in the second summit of the Alliance of Sahel States.

MOSCOW, April 4. /TASS/ Russia and the Sahel countries have reached an agreement to enhance the armed forces of the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS) by procuring advanced equipment and training ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s Sahel which has now displaced more than two million people within the borders of their countries for the ...