For the governments of West Africa's Sahel region, the stakes are even higher. Gold is a lifeline for the military juntas of ...

ITTF Africa West Regional Championships is set to hit a new milestone of participation with over 10 countries confirmed for ...

A l-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks ...

Five years since the Mali coup of 2020, the key lesson is that the international community must move beyond the view of coups as isolated events.

Defending champions Nigeria and Togo are preparing to retain their titles at the 2025 ITTF Africa West Regional Championships ...

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

Billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet system has become an increasingly common tool for armed groups to communicate in ...

Niger's main mine workers' union has thrown its support behind the military government's planned nationalisation of Somair, ...

Analysis - In the Sahel, violent terrorism--now structural--and various forms of trafficking, including that of migrants, are linked structural realities. The agonizing Trans borders cooperation is ...

French uranium miner Orano said on Wednesday its majority-owned joint venture with Niger, SOMAIR, is on the verge of ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic are among 54 African countries that will be hosted in Nigeria for the maiden African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit in August.

The west African road network is vast, estimated at over 709,000km of roads by the Global Roads Inventory Project. It ...