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

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is currently pained by the establishment of the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES: Alliance of Sahel States, ASS).

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a flagship programme of the African Union that promises to accelerate ...

In recent years, West Africa has seen a surge in terrorist attacks. The Sahel remains the epicenter, accounting for 47% of terrorism-related deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the Global Terrorism ...

The terrorist group Da’esh, also known as ISIL, remains a serious global security threat despite years of sustained efforts to dismantle its operations, UN counter-terrorism officials warned during a ...

A U.S. foreign aid agency is being stripped down to its bare bones by President Donald Trump’s administration, and the cuts ...

In March 1966, in a bid to test South Africa’s claims at the International Court of Justice at The Hague that Namibians in exile were free to return, Nujoma – accompanied by President Hifikepunye ...

Dorte, a Senior Partner at AB David Africa, has criticised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decision to ...

"Terrorism remains a significant and evolving threat to global peace and security, one that no state can confront in isolation," Vladimir Voronkov, under-secretary-general for the Office of ...