Smallholder farmers in West Africa's Sahel face a harsh and worsening climate. Rainfall is erratic, temperatures are rising, ...

Sahel countries launch a joint battalion to fight armed groups as they boost ties with Russia amid rising insecurity.

President Donald Trump ordered Christmas airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, targeting ISIS ...

Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP ...

In this opinion, LegalEagle examines Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso’s alliance and why quiet acceptance threatens Africa’s ...

Africa’s Sahel region and its northern belt have remained among the most active centers of irregular migration and human ...

Ghana’s military is bolstering its presence in the north, where people are moving south due to the rising threat of terrorist ...

Increasingly erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, episodes of intense precipitation linked to climate change reducing yields ...

The head of an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger says the launch of a joint battalion “must be followed by large-scale operations in the coming days." ...

Following a severe drought in the 1970s and 80s, the Sahel region of Africa has seen something of a recovery in its rainfall. A new study, just published in Nature Climate Change, suggests this ...

Over the next 10 years the Sahel region will present an increasingly dangerous and complex terrorist threat. Managing this threat will require a combination of constant regional presence and focused ...

The 5000-strong force is the latest in a series of measures by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to achieve closer integration ...