After several years of suspension, political parties in Burkina Faso have been formally dissolved by the military government, ...

The Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on an air force base in Niger's capital that ...

Claim comes after military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani accused France, Benin, Ivory coast of involvement in the attack.

Jan 30 - Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on the airport in Niger's capital Niamey in a statement on Friday ...

A decision by the US government to suspend visa procedures for numerous countries, including African ones, has come into ...

Togo is supporting juntas in the Sahel region by its extradition of Burkina Faso's former transitional president, as part of ...

The military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defence pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced in Mali's capital Bamako.

Niger's military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an air force base in the capital ...

Some of the affected African countries include Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan. In West ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Malian authorities to reverse a ban on the privately owned French magazine, Jeune Afrique. The magazine was accused of "glorifying terrorism" ...

France, using Ukrainian instructors, is doing its best to prevent the restoration of legitimate governments in the countries of the Sahara-Sahel region. This was stated on January 20 by Russian ...