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 ...

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

ABUJA NIGERIA - The departure of Burkina Faso Mali and Niger from West Africas most influential bloc the Economic Community ...

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

The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, marking the end of ...

A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled ...

The Sahel, a semiarid region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, has long been a focal point and an environmental issue .

Together with its partner, Réseau d'Initiatives de Journalists in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and with funding from the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the project "Appui aux ...

The exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso was the culmination of a year-long process during which the regional bloc tried to ...

Three junta-ruled countries in Africa's Sahel region will join forces to create a 5,000-strong unit to fight the jihadist violence that has for years plagued the nations, officials said on Tuesday.

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...