Russia has discussed ways to boost military ties with the Sahel countries, promising to train their troops and provide ...

The Alliance of Sahel States, which goes by its French acronym ... old regional military group that includes fellow AES member Niger, and filed a complaint with “international bodies” about ...

Relations between Algeria and the military alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have plunged to historic lows as the two ...

The insurgency in the Sahel region started when Islamist militants took over territory in northern Mali after a 2012 Tuareg rebellion. It has since spread into neighbouring Niger and Burkina ...

Niger is seen as the last reliable partner for the West to battle jihadists linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State in Africa’s Sahel region. A coup endangers that. July 28, 2023 Critics say Niger ...

Ulf Laessing, head of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's Sahel regional program in neighboring Mali, said the concession is part of Niger's strategy to reduce its reliance on foreign companies for ...

Africa's Sahel region accounts for more than half of terror-related killings, a new reports says. In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own ...

at least 2,400 people have been killed in Niger, according to the database of ACLED, a non-governmental organisation that gives armed conflict location and event data. Across the greater Sahel ...

Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tiani, was on Wednesday sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the West African nation ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A military alliance between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrew their respective ambassadors from ...

Critics say Niger’s junta has clamped down on civil rights and struggled to end the jihadi violence that the military said inspired them to take power. Ulf Laessing, the Sahel program director ...

Burkina Faso and Niger withdrew their respective ambassadors from Algeria in response to the downing of a Malian drone last week, the group said late Sunday. The Alliance of Sahel States ...