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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

After being evicted from its counterterrorism stronghold in Niger, the U.S. is adopting a smaller military footprint in ...

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