Devastating floods in the Sahel region leave 30 dead and a million affected. Aid agencies warn of waterborne disease ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have formed the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) to reject Western pressures and establish a ...

Inter-state rivalry, domestic instability and terrorism in West Africa may force Beijing to reassess its approach to the ...

The bipartisan Global Fragility Act, a revival of a Trump-era law, would unify assistance programs for the different ...

African states need to start working more closely with their neighbours, both in terms of purchasing disaster supplies as well as in responding to emergencies. Many African countries are very small, ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — all led by military juntas — have announced plans to introduce a new biometric passport. It’s the latest step in their withdrawal from the regions’ main bloc of nations: ...

This week, an Al Qaeda affiliate conducted a lethal attack in Mali's capital, killing around 70 people. The insurgents ...

People in Nigeria's flood-hit northeastern Borno state are struggling to get medical care as overwhelmed aid agencies warn of ...

Even the well-known terrorism proliferation in the Sahel region is brushed aside since African terrorist groups are deemed to lack the ambition and capacity to be a true threat. While U.S. national ...

The AU also said part of the funds will support the Southern Africa Development Community mission in DR Congo, reinforcing stabilisation efforts in the Lake Chad Basin, to bring calm to these conflict ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger collectively declared their withdrawal from the 15-nation ECOWAS, alleging that it undermines ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have unveiled plans to introduce biometric passports as part of their new regional ...