Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's what we know about them - Extremist attacks in the Sahel ...

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 ...

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, ...

The epicentre of global terrorism "has now conclusively shifted out of the Middle East and into the Central Sahel region," ...

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: ...

For years the U.S. has indirectly contributed to an outbreak of terrorist violence in a region of West Africa known as the Sahel. Ongoing conflicts in the Sahel region, spanning from Senegal to ...

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

Hungary has bucked a trend by Western nations to withdraw from the Sahel region of Africa where Russia has increased its ...

The recent closure of the last US military base in Niger highlights a shifting geopolitical landscape in which Sahelian countries are diversifying their partnerships beyond traditional Western allies, ...

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 ...

Across the Sahel and Lake Chad region, heavy floods have exacerbated existing humanitarian crises in countries such as ...