Souleymane Ag Bakawa, one of the leaders of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, headed a group infamous for terrorizing citizens in the city of Menaka - Anadolu Ajansı ...

At home, Togo has prioritized national security by increasing its defense budget from 8.7 percent of total government ...

As armed groups shift away from direct confrontations with the military, commercial drones are increasingly used to carry out ...

Discover how Africa is combatting the encroachment of the Sahara Desert in this insightful video. - **0:00** Introduction - * ...

The emergency is not lost on Philippe Dudouit, a 42-year-old Swiss photojournalist who has lived among diverse groups of people in the rural Sahara-Sahel off and on since 2008. Indeed, he has ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Extremist attacks in Sahel, an arid swath of land south of the Sahara in Africa, have proliferated in recent months: Last week, Islamic militants attacked Bamako, the capital of ...

The terrorist group has emerged as most active in the Sahel, with a footprint across eight countries. It has been conducting numerous attacks across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani will travel to Washington next Tuesday to take part in a mini-summit hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on July 9 at the White House.  The ...

It is the epicenter of terrorism on the globe,” Langley said of Sahel region in Africa, namely Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. MORE: US orders airstrikes against ISIS targets in Somalia.