Here’s what we know about the security situation in Sahel: Over the last decade, the region has been shaken by extremist ...

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

September 22, 2024: In the African country of Mali, Russian Wagner Group mercenaries went looking for some low-risk, high-paying work during July 2024. What they got was a massacre that left all the ...

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

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will introduce new biometric passports as part of their withdrawal from a West African bloc in ...

Three West African countries, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, will be launching a new biometric passport "in the coming days" ...

Drone strikes carried out by the Malians in Tinzawaten serve as a reminder that these aircraft are now a critical part of the ...

Mahamadou Hamidou/Reuters The alliance formed last year by three junta-led West African nations — Mali, Burkina Faso and ...

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: ...

Militants attacked an elite police training academy and the airport on Tuesday, demonstrating their ability to strike at the ...

On July 6, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger formalized their partnership by founding the “Confederation of Sahel States” (AES), a union of military-led regimes that reject the pressures from the ...