Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
The deadline for the exit of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States is set to expire today, creating significant uncertainty within the region. This is as ...
DAKAR, Senegal — 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 ...
The three military-led West African nations – Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso – have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “The withdrawal of Burkina ...
The Malian army said it has killed a local terrorist leader, operating in central Mali and several other terrorists, during ...
We provide services to Canadians visiting and living in Mali. The Embassy of Canada in Bamako is following the situation and providing consular service for Canadians in Niger. Canadians in need of ...
Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body Interpol on Thursday.
France has handed over its final military post in Chad to local authorities, two months after the former French colony in central Africa terminated its defense cooperation deal with Paris. Chad has ...