As jihadist violence spreads in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Western influence wanes, and democracy fades into memory ...

In Africa's turbulent Sahel region, the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadist group is expanding its influence by repeated massacres, ...

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Mali's military says armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal. One expert called the development ...

Africa World Airlines (AWA) has officially launched a new direct flight route between Accra, Ghana and Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, marking a significant step in its expansion into the Sahel ...

Jihadist groups and militarised counter-terrorism responses have weakened traditional approaches to resolving climate ...

Officals in Niger say armed men have killed 34 soldiers in western Niger near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso ...

Army strongmen who have seized power in coups across Africa's Sahel region since 2020 have ramped up pressure on foreign ...

The Sahel countries established a bloc of their own -- the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) -- in September 2023 but have remained dependent on the ports of ECOWAS countries like Benin, ...

Kuwait has officially introduced the English-language version of its digital exit permit service on the Sahel mobile application, as part of ongoing efforts to streamline labor mobility and enhance ...

The unified government e-services platform Sahel has released a new update to its Sahel Business smartphone application, ...

Jihadist groups and militarised counter-terrorism responses have weakened traditional approaches to resolving climate ...