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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

The Sahel, a semi-arid region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara, has long been a focal point of geopolitical competition due to its vast natural resources, st ...

Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations intercepted a 12-member cell planning attacks in Morocco, working under an Islamic State leader from Libya. The agency seized weapons, explosives, ...

One of the casualties of suspending funding for USAID programs is the global Famine Early Warning System. You can’t manage ...