State and Defense Department officials testified on instability in the Sahel, an African region south of the Sahara Desert stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. Members of the Senate ...

In Africa, some regions are suffering from political instability and economic chaos, and U.S. travel advisories warn that visitors to some areas may risk being caught up in violent conflicts ...

Rebel soldiers in Niger deposed the country’s Western-allied president, Mohamed Bazoum, last week, amid a backdrop of political upheaval, a rise in Islamist extremism and growing Russian ...

South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections. Published. 3 December 2023. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. Image caption, ...

Africa's mining sector is witnessing a surge in legal disputes in the Sahel and Central Africa, as mining companies face increasing scrutiny in the countries in which they operate. The disputes ...

A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings.