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

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

The United States launched “powerful and deadly” strikes against groups it claims are affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) in Nigeria, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that the "powerful and deadly" strikes in the state of Sokoto were carried ...

Now under direct Kremlin control, the Africa Corps props up military juntas while shipping home gold to help finance the war ...

The opinions and characterizations in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. government. Olivier Walther receives funding from the OECD Sahel and West ...

Facing a growing terror threat in the Sahel, the Trump administration could discover that its avoidance of “long-term ...

A historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger bolstered their regional security through a unified military force and in the same week held its second AES ...

The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in ...

The fighting in Congo continues despite Washington’s claims to have brokered an end to the conflict. By Saikou Jammeh and Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal A rebel militia backed by Rwanda ...