A recent ambush by criminals near Niger's border with Burkina Faso resulted in the death of at least 10 soldiers. The ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

Analysis - With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

The recent influx of foreign fighters into Nigeria, particularly from the Sahel region, has raised significant concerns ...

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

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations and for its foreign staff to leave the ...

Highlighting recent actions, such as precision airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia, Shea underlined the US readiness to eliminate terrorists. She also addressed the significant threat posed by ISIS in ...

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

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the ...