Russia hosted its first official meeting with the heads of militaries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, Moscow's defence ministry said Thursday, as it seeks to increase its influence in the Sahel ...

Extremist groups in the Sahel region of Africa are increasingly using drones to challenge government forces and expose flaws in deterrence and surveillance.

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov engaged in talks with Sahel region counterparts from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to offer support for regional stability. A memorandum was signed to enhance ...

The Sahel region faces complex security challenges, which experts say have been driven by violent extremism, farmer-herder ...

The fight against terrorism in the Sahel continues to cost lives. Their military governments appear to cover this up. DW ...

The forum positions itself as a pivot point and a narrative shift. One that sees the Sahel not as a problem to be fixed from the ...

NGOs in the violence-wracked Sahel region are dangerously caught between military juntas who accuse them of being spies, and ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso face the task of untangling themselves from West Africa’s main regional bloc, Ecowas, after ...

Senior U.N. officials war that terrorist activity is surging in Africa’s volatile Sahel region,, and it's making life more difficult and dangerous for women and girls.

In Africa’s Sahel region, deepening violence and poverty – driven by displacement, hunger and terrorism – are stripping women ...

The African Union is uniquely positioned to lead coordinated responses that disrupt criminal networks, strengthen border ...