Following his emergence in 2022 as the head of the military junta in Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore and his government have ...

Five of the 10 countries most impacted by terrorism are also in the Sahel. Although Burkina Faso remains the most affected country, both deaths and attacks declined, falling by 21% and 57% ...

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

The countries of the Sahel Confederation AES, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, continue in their project of mutual integration towards increasing ...

Africa's Sahel region accounts for more than half ... In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group. Burkina Faso's Capt Ibrahim Traore ...

Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025 for reporting on the government crackdown on the ...

The Sahel is also grappling with a multidimensional security crisis that began in Mali in 2012 and spread to Burkina Faso and ...

Mistrust between the Alliance of Sahel States and Economic Community of West African States countries must be overcome to enable intelligence sharing and security cooperation.

BAMAKO, April 1 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will visit Moscow this week as the Sahel nations and Russia seek to strengthen ties, the three African countries ...

The Journalists Association was dissolved the following day. The arrests are part of a wider trend in the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States, AES, comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. All three ...