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 ...

And there is the common thread: Russia. The Kremlin is active in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East, trying to gain ...

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

Against a backdrop of constraints on press freedom in the Sahel, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for safeguards for ...

Nigeria is one of the countries facing growing pressure from this shifting threat. The Nigerian government said US airstrikes ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that the "powerful and deadly" strikes in the state of Sokoto were carried ...

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 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 ...

ABUJA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - States in Africa's Sahel region accused Nigeria of violating their airspace, saying one of its military transport planes landed in Burkina Faso on Monday without clearance.

Last week’s military takeover in Guinea-Bissau is the latest in a series of coups that has engulfed west Africa in recent years. Almost all have taken place in the Sahel, the semi-arid belt below the ...