With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

African countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and Niger are rising up against the influence of old colonial masters siting ...

One remark by Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré deeply moved me:“Our generation can’t understand why we’re poor while ...

The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper print operations, ...

After two decades, and many failed counterterrorism efforts, the Trump administration is considering shuttering U.S. Africa ...

Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu Constituency, Ras Mubarak, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to do away with Ghana's embassies in 22 countries to aid revenue generation for the ...

Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede, told Governor Mai Mala Buni that the “fire from the Sahel region will consume Nigeria if ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country.

Rooted in strategic realism and national interest, his administration’s diplomatic drive is not just about international ...

Gaza and Ukraine have taken all the airtime in global conflicts, but there are many others. Myanmar, formerly Burma, is in a ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has officially suspended its humanitarian activities in Niger, following ...

Sheffield Wednesday midfielder, Sean Fusire, made his first international outing this weekend as he took to the field for Zimbabwe.