For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert's ...

The new African Union (AU) leadership joins the Commission at a critical time where AU’s effectiveness in preventing, ...

Jaynisha Patel calls for renewed regional cooperation, backed by partnerships with outside actors, to stabilize the region.

The Sahel Alliance (AES) launches a flag, passport, and military force, signaling a major push for regional autonomy.

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, has officially unveiled its federation flag, ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.

Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the ...

As Africa’s Sahel region has replaced the Middle East as the epicenter of jihadism, young men are flocking to the cause. They ...

Military strongmen have silenced their critics and muzzled the media, threatening, arresting and exiling those who speak out ...

The European Union has donated €50m worth of non-lethal military equipment to Ghana to bolster its security forces as ...

The Alliance of the Sahel states (AES), consisting of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have presented its new flag, weeks after ...