Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...

Morocco’s strategic role in promoting stability in the Sahel is central to tackling transnational threats, with initiatives ...

The UK Foreign Office has issued multiple travel warnings for several countries and areas within countries across the world.

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

SEGOU, Mali - Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger ...

Dr Godknows Igali is a former Nigeria Ambassador to Sweden, Denmark and Norway. He is also the First Vice President of the Academy of International Affairs of Nigeria. In this interview with WALE ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

The World Bank’s latest policy note explores how Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) can be strengthened in conflict-prone areas ...

The 38th African Union summit in Addis Ababa started with the election of commissioners, amid some confusion over the new ...

"What is evident is that Benin is now at war--a war waged by French imperialism through proxy jihadist forces," argues Damien Zinsou Degbe of Benin's Council of Patriotic Youth, which has organized ...

The Malian army must adapt its defense strategies to security threats, affecting both the country and the West African ...