West African governments are scrambling to make the most of a new gold rush. But the boom is also exacerbating existing ...

"He will be able to speak on equal terms with the leaders of the Sahel States Alliance," highlights a diplomatic source.

The relationship between France and most of West Africa, particularly the nations that comprise the Alliance of Sahel States ...

João Lourenço, the current chair of the African Union (AU), has announced the appointment of his Burundian counterpart ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, according to a new report ...

"If we had peace tomorrow, it would still take five to 10 years just to stabilise the country's livestock population." ...

Jihadi fighters who had been operating in Africa’s Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria, following the trend of militants moving to wealthier West African coastal nations.

Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others has failed to stop their ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Drug seizures soared in the West African Sahel region according to figures released Friday in a new U.N. report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an ...

NIAMEY, Niger — Drug seizures soared in the West African Sahel region according to figures released Friday in a new U.N. report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential ...