The Sahel, a semiarid region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, has long been a focal point and an environmental issue .

Junta-led allies Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Thursday announced that their own common passport will come into effect from January 29, the date of their departure from regional bloc ECOWAS.

Assimi Goita president of the Alliance of Sahel States AES announced in a statement on Thursday the launch of the AES confederation passport set ...

Women in Niger have been the most impacted by terrorist attacks in the country and now they donate money and goods to strengthen the anti-colonial fight in the countryWomen have always been at the ...

Assimi Goita president of the Alliance of Sahel States AES announced in a statement on Thursday the launch of the AES confederation passport set ...

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and China.

The Alliance of the Sahel States' (AES) proposal to adopt biometric passports for member nations including Mali, Burkina Faso ...

The exit of military-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is seen to ...

They said their departure was immediate, but under the bloc's rules, their withdrawal takes effect a year after the announcement.

Last year saw more than 3 400 terror attacks in Africa with a fatality count in excess of 13 900, the United Nations Security ...

Nigeria called on the United Nations to investigate the funding and training of the Boko Haram terrorists. The Chief of ...