Here’s what we know about the security situation in Sahel: Over the last decade, the region has been shaken by extremist ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have formed the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) to reject Western pressures and establish a ...

This week, an Al Qaeda affiliate conducted a lethal attack in Mali's capital, killing around 70 people. The insurgents ...

September 22, 2024: In the African country of Mali, Russian Wagner Group mercenaries went looking for some low-risk, high-paying work during July 2024. What they got was a massacre that left all the ...

Drone strikes carried out by the Malians in Tinzawaten serve as a reminder that these aircraft are now a critical part of the ...

An elaborate attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Mali's capital this week killed some 70 people, diplomatic and security ...

Three West African countries, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, will be launching a new biometric passport "in the coming days" ...

Mahamadou Hamidou/Reuters The alliance formed last year by three junta-led West African nations — Mali, Burkina Faso and ...

On July 6, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger formalized their partnership by founding the “Confederation of Sahel States” (AES), a union of military-led regimes that reject the pressures from the ...

Mali, a large, landlocked West African nation in the Sahel region, just south of the Sahara, has been battling an Islamist insurgency for 12 years. But the conflict has been mostly concentrated in ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger collectively declared their withdrawal from the 15-nation ECOWAS, alleging that it undermines ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — all led by military juntas — have announced plans to introduce a new biometric passport. It’s the latest step in their withdrawal from the regions’ main bloc of nations: ...