Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso face the task of untangling themselves from West Africa's main regional bloc, Ecowas, after ...

Former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara has been taken into pretrial detention after expressing solidarity with jailed critics of the ruling military junta in a social media post ...

The inaugural Sahel Governance Forum opened on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 in Banjul, the capital of The Gambia, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, on the theme ‘Rebuilding ...

Sahel crisis is ‘only one characteristic’ of region and does not capture whole reality, says UN Secretary-General's Special ...

Drought, irregular rainfall, deforestation, and the legacy of unsustainable human activities have left vast areas across the ...

International criminal gangs have exploited instability in Sahel countries to build flourishing drug and human trafficking ...

Terror groups are increasingly using new tactics, notably armed suicide or kamikaze drones, according to a government statement released following several attacks on cities in western Mali on 1 July.

The inaugural Sahel Governance Forum (FGS) opened on Wednesday 30 July 2025 in Banjul, the capital of The Gambia, at the Sir ...

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s vision of “democracy as a tool for peace” continues to resonate across the continent. His Foundation, ...

Livestock thefts along the borders between Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have exploded, with stolen herds ...

A group affiliated with Al Qaeda has killed dozens of civilians and eight soldiers so far this year in Togo, the country's ...