As military regimes challenge its authority and regional crises deepen, new ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio vows to restore ...

Morocco is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest allies and a key partner on a range of issues related to both British and ...

A World Bank-backed study in Niger found that delivering cash transfers before drought-induced lean seasons significantly ...

The U.N.'s World Food Programme says it will suspend various food and nutritional assistance in vulnerable countries across ...

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

In the Sahel, a region plagued by jihadist violence, there are roads people steer clear of and others they travel on with ...

Morocco has been seeking to position itself as a middleman between Europe and the Sahel states.

Morocco’s $1.3bn Atlantic Initiative aims to link Sahel nations to the ocean via Western Sahara, despite coups, rivalries, and insecurity.

A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western ...

Morocco is betting big on a bold vision: opening the Atlantic to the Sahel. King Mohammed VI’s “Atlantic Initiative,” announced in late 2023, aims to give Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger direct access ...

A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western ...