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 ...

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

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar has said that the country’s intervention in Benin Republic should be the norm whenever democracy is threatened in the sub-region or Africa at large. Tuggar ...

As the world enters a year marked by political transitions, economic uncertainty, and sharpening geopolitical rivalries, new conflict assessments warn that instability is set to intensify across ...

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 ...

Never mind that the Sahel’s instability is fueled largely by climate change, corruption, and the fallout from NATO’s Libya adventure. Never mind that drug trafficking networks have thrived because of ...

One clear finding emerged: technologies work better together. Farmers who used improved seeds, agrochemicals and sustainable land management jointly earned about 181,100 CFA francs (US$307) in crop ...

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

Mogadishu’s first line of defense against the next militant attack on Somalia’s capital ranges from machine gunners in ...

The Community-Based Sahel Recovery and Stabilization Project (PCRSS) aims to strengthen the resilience of local communities and vulnerable groups in the exposed regions of Liptako-Gourma. The ...

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.

A decade after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates led a joint military campaign to curb Iran’s influence in Yemen, the two allies now find themselves pitted against each other there.