The United States has suspended all routine visa services at its embassy in Niamey, Nigers capital, citing unresolved concerns with the Nigerien government, according to a State Department ...

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has confirmed that the country remains firmly aligned with the military forces of Mali, Burkina Faso, and the Niger Republic in a joint ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged a rights-based approach in a letter on Friday to the newly appointed African Union (AU) Special Envoy for the Sahel, Burundi President H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye.

Since 2022, France has pulled its soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Chad ended its security pact with France in ...

Your appointment comes amidst increased instability and violence against civilians caught in conflict in Mali, Burkina Faso ...

The African Union’s appointment of Burundi’s president as its special envoy for the Sahel region strengthens the AU’s ...

The Project to Improve Learning Outcomes in Basic Education (PARAEB) has been launched in Chad, on July 22, introducing a unique regional approach aimed at strengthening education across the Sahel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goita shake hands after a ...

The Sahel region is the “epicenter of terrorism," Gen. Michael Langley said. The Sahel region in Africa is now the “epicenter of terrorism on the globe,” a four-star Marine Corps general ...

‘Fire in the Sahel’ Speaking in Yobe State more than two weeks ago, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede, told Governor Mai Mala Buni that the “The Sahel is on ...

In Niger, a local company has been granted a license to mine copper. Meanwhile, military governments in Mali and Burkina Faso aim to reduce dependence on foreign mining companies and diversify their ...

The U.S. is scrambling to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel region of Africa after the ruling junta in Niger announced it was ending military cooperation with ...