The October kidnapping by suspected jihadists of an American pilot working for an evangelical Christian missionary agency in ...

Analysis - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strong diplomatic relations with the Sahel, also based on the precious metal: gold. Concerned countries are: Sudan, Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad ...

What is life like for the women living in the central Sahel, in areas controlled by the jihadist JNIM group? British researchers spoke with women from the Fulani ethnic group, which is strategically ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- A Nigerian Air Force plane made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso late Monday due to an in-flight ...

It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim ...

A spokesman said 14 members of the military had been arrested. The West African country’s president, who was not seen for ...

By Jessica Donati and Ange Aboa DAKAR/ABIDJAN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast wants the Trump administration to station U.S.

The soldiers, calling themselves the Committee for Refoundation, stormed the national television station Sunday morning. Led ...

Nigerian fighter jets carried out airstrikes to thwart a coup bid in Benin in which mutinying soldiers tried to seize ...

UN in West and Central Africa launches $5.1 billion aid appealwith urgent call for global solidarity over indifference· The UN and partners are appealing for $5.1 billion to deliver essential ...

By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Robbie Corey-Boulet LAGOS, Dec 8 - Nigerian fighter jets and ground troops moved on Monday to help ...