Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have put pressure on ...

The jihadist groups are extending their reach, threatening coastal West African states while battling local armies.

Ivory Coast became the latest African nation to expel French troops, taking control of the last remaining French military base in the country.

By Steven KefasThe Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching across West Africa, has long been a crucible of geopolitical competition. For decades, the region’s security architecture was shaped by Wes ...

Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel ...

The Alliance of the Sahel states (AES), consisting of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have presented its new flag, weeks after ...

Authorities in the north African nation said they had dismantled a 12-member cell that was planning attacks on behalf of the ...

China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...

Morocco's counterterrorism agency said on Monday it had foiled attacks planned by the so-called Islamic State group (IS) in the Sahel region, south of the Sahara Desert. The discovery of the 12-member ...

The Sahel, a semi-arid region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara, has long been a focal point of geopolitical competition due to its vast natural resources, st ...

Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations intercepted a 12-member cell planning attacks in Morocco, working under an Islamic State leader from Libya. The agency seized weapons, explosives, ...