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 ...

Women in Sahel countries face a daily onslaught of abuse that society refuses to address. Only through literature can we ...

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

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: ...

Yousef Kazem, the spokesperson for the unified government application for electronic services (Sahel), announced that the app ...

A string of coups in the central Sahel continues to reverberate in West Africa. The central Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — all of which are now ruled by military juntas — are ...

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

The bipartisan Global Fragility Act, a revival of a Trump-era law, would unify assistance programs for the different ...

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

Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring villagers, displaced people, and ...

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