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

The Alliance of Sahel States plans to create a joint purchasing agency covering Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. The initiative aims to regulate cereal markets, build a shared grain reserve, and ...

Benin and Niger have exchanged diplomatic expulsions this week, underscoring two years of strained relations between the West ...

At least 30 villagers were shot dead, or executed by throat cutting, and many more abducted when heavily armed gunmen stormed the Kasuwan Daji ...

The Christmas Day U.S. military strikes in Northwest Nigeria represent a pivotal moment in the African nation’s struggle to contain extremist expansion, and marks a significant tactical shift in a ...

The United States launched “powerful and deadly” strikes against groups it claims are affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) in Nigeria, ...

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

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

Mali imposed a separate reciprocal visa restriction on U.S. citizens in October, when the country announced a $5,000 to ...

Two West African nations issue travel bans on American citizens in retaliatory diplomatic move, following expansion of Trump ...

Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP ...

Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are imposing a travel ban on US citizens in response to an equivalent measure announced ...