Sudan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis after more than a year of civil war shows few signs of abating. And amid the fighting, a significant and troubling development looks set to complicate the conflict ...

The Sahel crisis is one of the world’s fastest-growing emergencies . This year, almost 29 million people need life-saving assistance and protection–that’s 5 million more people than last year. “This ...

In this opinion, LegalEagle examines Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso’s alliance and why quiet acceptance threatens Africa’s ...

Top UN officials today warned that insecurity and armed attacks in the Sahel have reached unprecedented levels. They called for increased humanitarian aid to millions of people affected by the spread ...

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the fast-growing humanitarian crisis in the Sahel Region. In the Central Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, over 3.3 ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has today launched a US$186 million appeal to mainly provide lifesaving protection and assistance to refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and host ...

Jihadi fighters who had been operating in Africa’s Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, following the trend of militants moving to wealthier West ...

Africa Sahel belt region: The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says conflicts in these countries and elsewhere meant the situation for many was still desperate. The belt is a ...

The UN Security Council travels to Mali and Burkina Faso this week for an up-close look at the worrisome Sahel region, where a jihadist insurgency is showing no signs of weakening and is driving mass ...

More than 90 percent of livestock consumed during Ivory Coast's Eid comes from Sahel countries - Copyright AFP Sia KAMBOU More than 90 percent of livestock consumed ...

DAKAR, Dec 12 (Reuters) - More than nine million people in five countries in Africa's Sahel region face food crisis next year, following low rainfall, poor harvests, high food prices and a drop in ...