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, ...

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

Two African countries have announced travel bans against U.S. citizens in retaliation for President Donald Trump's travel ...

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

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

The Africa Report explores four possible scenarios that could unfold in the Alliance of Sahel States over the next year.

President Donald Trump ordered Christmas airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, targeting ISIS ...

Jeffrey Owens is a Jeffersonville native, a 1995 graduate of Miami Trace High School and 2000 graduate of Ohio University. As ...

The heavily armed jihadists, who dress in camouflage and wear vibrant turbans, have lived in camps in Tangaza, a remote area ...

Aaron Zelin, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, analyzes the U.S. strike on ISIS targets in Nigeria and the message it sends.

The leaders of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have launched the Confederal Investment and Development Bank of the Alliance of Sahel States (BCID-AES). Created by the three governments following their ...