The jihadist groups are extending their reach, threatening coastal West African states while battling local armies.

Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the ...

Ivory Coast became the latest African nation to expel French troops, taking control of the last remaining French military base in the country.

Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have put pressure on ...

Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, says the recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali from ECOWAS has placed more burden on the Nigerian military.Abubakar said this at the opening of the First ...

The Alliance of the Sahel states (AES), consisting of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have presented its new flag, weeks after ...

As Ukraine marks the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, Africa has become a strategic issue for both Moscow and Kyiv, ...

To bolster resilience and social cohesion against violent extremism, women and youth from border communities in the Bongo ...

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 ...

It was announced Tuesday that the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency had accounted for a St. Louis native Korean War veteran ...