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

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced the launch of a joint military battalion aimed at fighting armed groups across the Sahel, one of Africa’s poorest and most volatile regions. The initiative ...

Alliance of Sahel States condemns US capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, calling it “act of aggression” and urging UN to ...

Africa’s political and economic outlook in 2026 is defined less by crisis than by contradiction. Fewer elections are ...

Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP ...

Terrorist activity across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East in 2025 underscored the persistence and geographic expansion of ...

Mali imposed a separate reciprocal visa restriction on U.S. citizens in October, when the country announced a $5,000 to ...

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THE Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has taken a decisive step toward regional self-defence after officially launching a joint ...

US President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to take military action against Nigeria to save Christians from a ...

Against a backdrop of constraints on press freedom in the Sahel, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for safeguards for ...