The Sahel, a semiarid region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, has long been a focal point and an environmental issue .

The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising extremist violence, Niger’s ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region to face rising extr ...

Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle ...

Security in the Sahel, one of the world's most dynamic regions, requires concerted effort by all concerned countries.More effort and investment must be directed toward international cross-border ...

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

The European Union plans to scrap delegations in favor of regional hubs in a revamp of its foreign aid apparatus. Plus, how ...

Nigeria to tackle Senegal, Congo, Sudan in group stage 2018 silver-medallists Nigeria will be up against Senegal, Sudan and the Republic of Congo in group D of the 8th African Nations Championship, ...

Over the past decade, France has been forced out of over 70 percent of the African nations where it once maintained a ...

2018 silver-medallists Nigeria will be up against Senegal, Sudan and the Republic of Congo in group D . Joint-hosts Kenya ...

Holders Senegal will face a resurgent Nigeria and Sudan in Group D of the rescheduled African Nations Championship (CHAN) being co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in August.

France was previously driven out of three Sahelian countries governed by juntas hostile to Paris — Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Senegal and Ivory Coast have also asked France to vacate military ...