The Federal Government has cleared the air on the coordinated operations between Nigeria and the US in the war against terrorism.There have been a lot of concerns over the operation, with some critics ...

In the late hours of December 25, 2024, United States military aircraft conducted precision airstrikes on suspected terrorist ...

US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the ...

Although officials did not say which group was targeted, security analysts said the target is most likely the Lakurawa group, ...

In early 2025, Chinese engineers working on Niger’s $4.6 billion oil pipeline to Benin were forced to flee their worksites under armed escort. For days, convoys burned on the desert highway linking ...

Attacks by Islamist militants and other armed groups are raging across the politically divided Sahel region, which has seen a number of coups in recent years, with juntas withdrawing from the regional ...

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for Sahel nations to put aside their differences to tackle mounting attacks by armed groups in an African ...

In the major cities of Central Sahel countries, such as Niamey in Niger, Bamako in Mali, and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, an alarming phenomenon of child begging has become an everyday reality. Often ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mali’s then-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita walk at the airport in Bamako, Mali, March 2, 2018 (pool photo by Kayhan Ozer via AP). Traditionally, Turkey’s ...

The sea looks the same. So does the sand. But in Egypt, two beach communities not far from each other have decidedly different ideas about fun. People enjoying the beach in Sahel el-Tayeb, a village ...

Analysts claim the withdrawal of U.S. and European troops from countries in Africa’s Sahel, and their replacement by Russian mercenaries, has led to a spike in jihadist-driven terrorism. The Sahel is ...