"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

Ghana President John Mahama has put Colonel Larry Gbevlo-Lartey as the head of his team to improve relations with the ...

The relationship between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is getting tighter. The junta-led allies will own common passport from ...

Nigeria's authorities have officially declared the Lakurawa armed group - which flogs people for listening to music - a ...

The country is not in war but its citizens are scattered all over the world as refugees seeking asylum. Truly, Nigerians are economic asylum seekers across the globe. They are found both in the global ...

The Sahel is grappling with unprecedented violence, as Al-Qaeda and Islamic State-linked jihadist groups intensify their attacks on civilians and m ...

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes ...

The Alliance of the Sahel States' (AES) proposal to adopt biometric passports for member nations including Mali, Burkina Faso ...

Global Terrorism Index shows that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger record the highest number of terrorism-related deaths in the region. Over the past 15 years, the Sahel has experienced a 1,266% surge in ...

A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border region was heading home on Wednesday as Madrid ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have formed a joint 5,000-strong military force to combat extremist violence in the Sahel region. After expelling French forces, the countries now rely on Russia's ...