Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...

Former diplomats on Thursday warned that the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - January 29, 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) confirmed this Wednesday the ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds. By Saikou Jammeh ...

Ghana positions Colonel Larry Gbevlo-Lartey as the key liaison to the Alliance of Sahel States (AoSS) to improve the fractured relationship with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, who will all have ...

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso last year formed the Alliance of Sahel States as political affinities in the region changed. Their relations with ECOWAS have been tense after military coups took ...

The military governments of the Sahel have increasingly sought to renegotiate foreign mining contracts, arguing that previous deals were exploitative. Gold mining accounts for a quarter of Mali’s ...

Mali, speaking on behalf of the Confederation of Sahel States, which includes Burkina Faso and Niger, has once again urged the international community to address the role of external forces in ...