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

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strong diplomatic relations with the Sahel, also based on the precious metal: gold. Concerned countries are: Sudan, Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, ...

Image — Trucks wait to cross the border between Côte d'Ivoire and Mali in the village of Nigoun, near Tengrela on 31 October 2025, amid a blockade imposed by JNIM in the country. Photo by ISSOUF ...

ABUJA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - States in Africa's Sahel region accused Nigeria of violating their airspace, saying one of its military transport planes landed in Burkina Faso on Monday without clearance.

Bobo Dioulasso--Conflicting accounts yesterday trailed the detention of a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, C-130 plane and 11 soldiers onboard in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. The Hercules aircraft and its ...

Responding to growing terror threats and prioritising the restoration of constitutional order are often competing imperatives in countries going through transitions ...

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

What is life like for the women living in the central Sahel, in areas controlled by the jihadist JNIM group? British researchers spoke with women from the Fulani ethnic group, which is strategically ...

In South Africa there’s a little-known ecosystem, containing more plant species than the entire Amazon, plants that are found ...

South Africa Women put on a breathtaking display in the opening match of the Ireland Women tour of South Africa 2025-26, completely dominating the 1st T20I at Newlands, Cape Town. Winning the toss and ...

I was saved by God to make America great again,” Donald Trump said, a line that circulated widely during his political ...

Huge carved obelisks and stelas in northern Ethiopia were erected by the kings of the Aksum Empire, who ruled the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region for much of the first millennium A.D. The toppled ...