Tag: Sahel

Mali’s Defence Minister, General Sadio Camara, has been killed in a car bomb attack on his residence near the capital, ...

A widening diplomatic crisis is gripping West Africa after Mali and Niger publicly accused neighbouring states — and foreign powers ...

Russia’s pledges of economic investment in the African continent are falling well short of expectations, according to the latest data ...

Russia’s pledges of economic investment in the African continent are falling well short of expectations, according to the latest data ...

Terrorists have killed more than 150,000 people across Africa over the past decade, with most of that violence taking place ...

Africa is now the continent most affected by terrorism. Each day, an average of eight terror attacks results in 44 ...

The Nigerian Armed Forces expects to host chiefs of defense from all 54 African nations at a summit in Abuja ...

A week after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso, the situation remains tense in Ouagadougou, particularly among the armed forces. ...

As the Sahel’s three junta-led governments increasingly turn inward, their absence from regional organizations is hampering counterterrorism efforts across West ...

Niger’s ruling junta, which took power in July 2023 with promises to restore security to areas plagued by extremist violence, ...

By the time Burkina Faso’s health ministry declared an epidemic of dengue fever on October 18, 2023, there already were ...

The global rise of populism and “strongmen” has led to an increase in authoritarianism in Africa that is holding back ...

Floods caused by intense rains have resulted in 339 deaths and displaced more than 1.1 million people in Niger since ...

The military juntas leading Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have pledged to confront the terrorist groups plaguing their countries

Russia’s top diplomat pledged help and military assistance while on a whirlwind tour of several countries in Africa’s sub-Saharan region ...