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

Africa’s Sahel region is seeking aid to fight violent extremism and stop its spread toward West African coastal countries. A U.N. official warned that without greater international support and ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others has failed ...

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

Maradi, Niger. Army troops walk close to a water tower while on patrol near the Nigerian border in southern Niger. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images) However, the approach in such cases was punitive ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Security forces and armed groups are committing war crimes against civilians in Africa's Sahel region, where extremists and rebels are increasingly fighting to exert dominance ...

Africa’s Sahel region and its northern belt have remained among the most active centers of irregular migration and human ...

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 ...

UNITED NATIONSUNITED NATIONS — Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others ...