Until gaining independence, the Sahell nations of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have been among the poorest countries in ...

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By Ben Aris in Berlin Russia will hold its latest Russia-Africa summit in October, according to officials involved in ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — which have experienced military coups, have not been able to contain the growing episodes of ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Drug seizures soared in the West African Sahel region according to figures released Friday in a new U.N. report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential ...

The Sahel region of Africa has become one of the world’s most dangerous and unstable security zones. Stretching across states ...

When Russian forces withdrew from Kidal in northern Mali, retreating from the very rebels they were sent to crush, they surrendered more than just territory.

ABUJA, Nigeria — Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, according to a new report, the ...

Jihadi fighters who had been operating in Africa’s Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, following the trend of militants moving to wealthier West ...

United States forces have targeted ISIS strongholds across Africa’s Sahel in recent days, in operations coordinated with the Nigerian government. But a longer-term strategic question remains as to ...