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

What is unfolding now is not merely a tactical disagreement over Yemen, but an expression of deeper strategic, economic, and ...

After 10 years of war, Yemen is not moving toward peace but into a new phase defined by shifting alliances, escalating ...

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Sudan recounts devastating scenes and stories of horrific violence after her team gained access to a city in the embattled Darfur region.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dec. 8 (UPI) --Late last October, President Donald Trump designated Nigeria as "a country of particular concern" (CPC) under the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act for "severe violations of ...

The Sahel faces intersecting and compounding challenges of escalating and spreading conflict, climate change, and political turmoil. Across the region, record heat, erratic rainfall, and dwindling ...