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

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

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

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

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

A recent summit of The Alliance of Sahel States has raised security and economic hopes for Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

Africa’s Sahel region and its northern belt have remained among the most active centers of irregular migration and human ...

For many years before the arrival of American and other international forces, insecurity in the Sahel region was often ...

The head of an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger says the launch of a joint battalion “must be followed by large-scale operations in the coming days." ...

A historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger bolstered their regional security through ...