Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...

While the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger that came to power after ... France has led the biggest operation against terrorism in the Sahel, which has helped many European countries ...

Former diplomats on Thursday warned that the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West ...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - January 29, 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) confirmed this Wednesday the ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds. By Saikou Jammeh ...

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on ...

Ghana positions Colonel Larry Gbevlo-Lartey as the key liaison to the Alliance of Sahel States (AoSS) to improve the fractured relationship with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, who will all have ...

The Malian army said it has killed a local terrorist leader, operating in central Mali and several other terrorists, during ...

The military governments of the Sahel have increasingly sought to renegotiate foreign mining contracts, arguing that previous deals were exploitative. Gold mining accounts for a quarter of Mali’s ...