The Africa Report explores four possible scenarios that could unfold in the Alliance of Sahel States over the next year.

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

The Sahel region is the “epicenter of terrorism," Gen. Michael Langley said. The Sahel region in Africa is now the “epicenter of terrorism on the globe,” a four ...

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

Only four days remain in the deadline established by a coalition of West African nations for Niger to return to democratic rule, a demand that has been shunned by fellow military-led Burkina Faso and ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly formed alliance described by some analysts on Friday as an attempt to legitimize their ...

As 2026 begins, a review of the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) highlights how African countries continued to bear the ...

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 ...

Annalena Baerbock (L), Germany's Foreign Minister, meets her counterpart, Senegal's Foreign Minister Yacine Fall, for talks. The trip will focus on efforts to stabilize the Sahel region. Britta ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one analyst described on Monday as the largest battleground blow to the ...

The United Nations (UN) Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, said the absence of dialogue and interaction among communities has been the fertile ground for ...

Vehicles often become emblems of war. This is not just the case for vintage aircraft or battle-defining tanks. The Toyota pickup truck is an enduring favourite of non-state armed groups such as ...