An Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region, and fighting on Ghana’s northern border with Burkina Faso, may both spread to ...

Within ECOWAS, there’s an institution known as the Community Court of Justice. Since 2005, this Court has had jurisdiction to ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged to restore 100 million hectares of land by 2030 through large-scale tree planting and other environmental initiatives to combat desertification and ...

A source who asked for anonymity said Emptech is not involved in the production of the new passport for the three Sahel states.

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

The attackers struck near the village of Kobe, around 30 km (19 miles) from Gao in a region where affiliates of Islamic State ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.

NIAMEY, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled central Sahel ... 2.6 million people were ...

According to the United Nations, terrorism and organized crime carried out by militant groups are a “pervasive threat” in the Sahel. Militants have killed thousands of people in Burkina Faso ...

Cognizant of the region's potential, UNDP is implementing the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS), aiming to provide clean, affordable energy to over 150 million people by 2025.

However, the security situation in the Sahel has worsened since the juntas ... Mali and Burkina Faso has killed more than 3,470 people in the last six months while 2.6 million people are currently ...