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

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, ...

In Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many households have limited access to nutrient-rich foods due to ...

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

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

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

An international conference on climate change in West Africa began on Tuesday in Niamey, capital of the West African country ...

Russian presence on NATO's southern flank poses a challenge and threat to the North Atlantic Alliance, stated Javier Colomina ...

Schools in Niger will start the new academic year almost a month late because of heavy rainfall and flooding, says the ...

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

At a workshop in Saly, Senegal, today, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and its partners, the Green ...

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: ...