An army air strike at a market in Mali's northern Timbuktu region on Sunday killed at least 18 people and injured seven, a local rights group said, while the army said it was targeting terrorists. The ...

To further enforce its new policy of anti-colonial influence, the predominantly French-speaking West African country of Niger ...

With its tomato patches and grazing cattle, the Ivory Coast village of Kimbirila-Nord hardly looks like a front line of the ...

The AES unveils a new flag as the member nations forge a new path toward regional unity, economic independence, and territorial security. The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), that includes Mali, Niger, ...

Western media reports have revealed that representatives of the Azawad rebels (Malian Tuaregs) and the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin held a meeting in March ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have all strengthened political ... AKINWOTU: It's called the Alliance of Sahel States, which they're forming to help each other confront their similar challenges. But ...

Ibrahim also addressed the recent departure of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from ECOWAS, acknowledging the impact on regional integration but assuring that steps were being taken to mitigate ...

KUWAIT CITY, March 1: The Council of Ministers has instructed the Minister of State for Communications Affairs to complete the development of the unified government electronic services application ...

The Sahel region has witnessed a surge in violent extremist activities ... illegal fishing while facilitating emergency response in remote communities.” With Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso formally ...

Two militant organisations dominate the central Sahelian region that includes Mali, Niger and Burkina: the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and the Islamic State -- Sahel Province ...