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

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

At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in Boulkessi. Waves of jihadist insurgents from an ...

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

African Union Chairperson appoints H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, as his Special Envoy for the Sahel region ...

Analysis - As armed groups shift away from direct confrontations with the military, commercial drones are increasingly used to carry out attacks.

As military regimes challenge its authority and regional crises deepen, new ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio vows to restore ...

Today the relative peace and political stability in the Sahel region have come under serious threat made by the current Prime ...

Cattle rustling is a profitable revenue stream for insurgents and threatens the stability of the West African region.

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

Mopti Region, MaliA recent surge of attacks by an al Qaeda-linked group across Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger signals its ...