Smallholder farmers in West Africa's Sahel face a harsh and worsening climate. Rainfall is erratic, temperatures are rising, ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw ...

The 5000-strong force is the latest in a series of measures by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to achieve closer integration ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have moved to tighten regional security coordination with the official launch of a joint military force, a new alliance-driven effort to confront Islamist violence and ...

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

U.S. relations with Niger, a key ally, face challenges after a military coup ousted the president, potentially paving the way for greater Russian influence in the Sahel. Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner ...

ABUJA, NigeriaABUJA, Nigeria — Mutinous soldiers in Niger this week overthrew the democratically elected government of President Mohamed Bazoum, adding to a growing list of military regimes in West ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger’s junta said it was ending its yearslong military cooperation ...

The Nigerien government’s new decree allows rapid escalation of mobilisation to safeguard territorial integrity, sovereignty ...

Ned Rauch-Mannino is a Visiting Fellow for The Heritage Foundation’s Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for National Security. Security in Africa’s Sahel region is in the U.S. interest, and it is ...

A U.S. and Niger flag are raised side by side at the base camp for air forces and other personnel supporting the construction of Niger Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, April 16, 2018 (AP photo by Carley ...

The EU supports the efforts the G5 Sahel countries in the fight against terrorism, organised crime and any other threat to security and peace. The EU wants to reinforce its regional approach in the ...