Extremist attacks in the Sahel have been increasing. Last week, Islamic militants attacked Bamako, the capital of Mali.

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

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 ...

The Lake Chad Basin and Sahel regions present unique challenges in the fight against polio, as they remain critical engines of transmission in Africa. Despite significant efforts, variant ...

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

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

Recent floods in northeast Nigeria have displaced at least 50,000 people from their homes since the weekend. Across the Sahel and Lake Chad region, heavy floods have exacerbated existing humanitarian ...

Once-close relations between the two countries saw the US establish large, expensive military bases from which it launched ...

“The situation in the Sahel and Lake Chad region is increasingly dire, as the compounding effects of conflict, displacement, and climate change take a severe toll on vulnerable populations,” said ...

The US State Department’s Mallory Stewart says Nigeria can be a regional leader in everything from military artificial ...