Historic Siwa is full of natural wonders, from the endless bluffs of the desert to the salt lakes and spring-fed pools framed ...

Abdelatty made the remarks during a Sunday phone call with his Malian counterpart Abdoulaye Diop, according to Egypt’s Foreign Ministry. The discussion focused on security and development challenges ...

Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, voiced Cairo’s support for Mali’s fight against armed groups in the Sahel, as security concerns persist following the kidnapping of Egyptian nationals in the ...

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 ...

Image — Trucks wait to cross the border between Côte d'Ivoire and Mali in the village of Nigoun, near Tengrela on 31 October 2025, amid a blockade imposed by JNIM in the country. Photo by ISSOUF ...

Underwater archaeologists announced Monday they had discovered the 2,000-year-old wreck of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast of Alexandria. Divers found the vessel's hull, which was more ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom. Researchers analyzed artifacts tied to Pharaoh Ahmose, gaining rare access to ...

President John Mahama has met with the European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Sahel, João Cravinho, at the Presidency to discuss enhanced cooperation on regional security and development.

Nouhoun Sidibè was a herder, like his father and grandfather, and took pride in his identity as a pastoralist. That's until the day armed men descended on his home in northern Burkina Faso and seized ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned that the security situation in West Africa and the Sahel is rapidly worsening, stressing that the region is facing escalating terrorist violence ...

A long siege by al-Qaeda-linked fighters has left Bamako low on fuel, food and power. Life has stalled, and fear is growing across Mali. The crisis now tests a military government that has promised ...

The Salafist jihadists JNIM have claimed an attack in northern Nigeria, on the border with Benin. It is the first time the al-Qaeda-linked group has struck the country. Jama'at Nusrat ul-Islam wa ...