For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert's ...

Security sector reforms that began well before the country’s two coups still suffer from a lack of effective civil society ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.

Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the ...

Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel ...

China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...

An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, has officially unveiled its federation flag, ...

The Sahel Alliance (AES) launches a flag, passport, and military force, signaling a major push for regional autonomy.

Mali is undergoing a broader digital transformation drive with the government working to digitize all public services within ...

A sign for the Alliance of Sahel States is seen in Niamey ... At the vortex of these forces are the countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Affiliates of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have ...

Bamako: Interim President of the Republic of Mali HE Colonel Assimi Goita met on Wednesday with the Minister of State at the ...