The Alliance of the Sahel States' (AES) proposal to adopt biometric passports for member nations including Mali, Burkina Faso ...

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 against rising ...

The junta-led governments of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have established a joint military force aimed at addressing the escalating extremist violence in the Sahel region, according to a statement ...

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said.

Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing on Saturday as they crossed the restive border area between Burkina Faso and Niger, a source from the Moroccan embassy in Burkina Faso and a Moroccan transport ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...

After overthrowing civilian governments between 2020 and 2023, Mali, Burkina and Niger have created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

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

As you would expect, it makes for some grim reading. In much of the world, government repression has expanded and deepened, ...

For our columnist Sébastien Fath, a notable evolution is taking place within African evangelical churches, marked by ...

Former West African students who studied in the Soviet Union are playing pivotal roles in strengthening Russia’s influence in ...

Going back to the days of the Cold War, many Africans studied in the Soviet Union and later Russia. They’re now among ...