The jihadist groups are extending their reach, threatening coastal West African states while battling local armies.
Ivory Coast became the latest African nation to expel French troops, taking control of the last remaining French military base in the country.
Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the ...
Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel ...
Authorities in the north African nation said they had dismantled a 12-member cell that was planning attacks on behalf of the ...
The Alliance of the Sahel states (AES), consisting of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have presented its new flag, weeks after ...
China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...
Democracy in Niger took a hit in 2023. With the commission's new recommendations, the future of the country's fragile democracy is looking even bleaker.
To bolster resilience and social cohesion against violent extremism, women and youth from border communities in the Bongo ...
As Ukraine marks the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, Africa has become a strategic issue for both Moscow and Kyiv, ...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and former INEC Chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega, have decried the state of Nigeria’s electoral system, blaming flawed elections on political actors, the judiciary, and ...
By Steven KefasThe Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching across West Africa, has long been a crucible of geopolitical competition. For decades, the region’s security architecture was shaped by Wes ...