One remark by Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré deeply moved me:“Our generation can’t understand why we’re poor while ...

Tension in the Sahel, especially in crisis-ridden Burkina Faso and Mali, shows no sign of abating, reaching critical levels .

On May 27, 2025 security reports from Burkina Faso disclosed that a convoy of 47 long vehicles disguised as carrying humanitarian aid was intercepted at a border between Togo and Burkina Faso.Acting ...

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

Jihadists have intensified their offensives in the Sahel region in recent weeks, carrying out bloody raids in Mali, ...

With his counterinsurgency strategy only deepening Burkina Faso's security crisis, Traore has turned to repressing anyone he ...

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), which was set up to promote trade and good governance across ...

Security experts have cautioned the Nigerian government and the national security agencies not to ignore the recent alarm ...

The Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen Michael Langley, has raised the alarm over growing efforts by extremist ...

The latest Most Neglected Crises report on world’s most invisible humanitarian emergencies lists African nations first.

General Michael E. Langley, has called for a united African-led security response to the growing threat of terrorism across ...