Coups in the Sahel set a discouraging precedent for whether Madagascar's military leader will leave office in two years.The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has taken a gamble in not ...

Forests, Nigeria's vast repository of natural resources and scenic landscape, have increasingly devolved into dens where terrorists, bandits, armed robbers and other criminal elements hibernate to ...

The central Sahel region has attracted special attention as several non-state armed groups, including terrorists, have taken root over the past dozen years. According to the 2024 Global Terrorism ...

Noah Shachtman has been hired by The New York Times as a contributing writer despite his well-documented effort to cover up a ...

Dokubo declares himself a JihadistBy Ebere Inyama(Rivers State) A former militant leader in the Niger – Delta region, Mujahid ...

Niger Télécoms seeks government support to regain declining market share Operator holds 5.24% mobile market amid Airtel, Moov dominance Government conditions support on governance reforms and ...

The U.S. is nearing a deal with Mali that will allow Washington to resume flying aircraft and drones over the West African country's airspace to gather ...

Giants of Africa launches Dribble for Peace, expanding its Built Within initiative into the Sahel with new community ...

Islamic State Sahel Province fighters shown in a 2019 video released by the jihadist group. In a short statement released online via its Amaq News Agency propaganda outlet, the Islamic State took ...

Niger’s authorities have accused Orano of storing 400 barrels of radioactive material in Madaouela, near Arlit, where the French company previously operated uranium mines. Justice and Human Rights ...

A convoy of Nigerien soldiers patrol outside the town of Ouallam, Niger, July 6, 2021. A coup on July 26, 2023, brought Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, the head of the presidential guard, into power and ...