For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert's ...

Africa's Sahel region accounts for more than half of terror-related killings, a new reports says.

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is leading Burkina Faso to self-sufficiency by rejecting Western control and continuing Thomas Sankara’s legacy.

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

The appointment of China’s new defence attaché to Niger signals a larger move by Beijing to fortify security in Africa, ...

Burkina Faso has one of the lowest electricity-access ... said that in addition to solar, the Desert to Power initiative includes plans to upgrade electricity transmission and distribution networks.

But the Sahel, a vast region on the fringes of the Sahara Desert, has continued to face significant security challenges. During December, 10 soldiers were killed and seven others injured in an attack ...

The Sahel region was the epicentre of global "terrorism" for the second straight year in 2024, accounting for more than half of deaths put down to terror attacks worldwide, according to the Global ...

Algeria and Burkina Faso were battling for the top spot in Group D after a disappointing start for the Desert Foxes, drawing 1-1 against Angola. On the other hand, Burkina Faso's Stallions kicked ...