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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While all eyes are on the invasion of Ukraine, Russia is seeking to expand its influence and win new allies in Africa to counter the breakdown of their relations with the West. Nowhere is this more ...

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 ...

Since withdrawing from ECOWAS, the post-coup countries have inaugurated a new bank, TV station and joint military force.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region and are spilling ...