The West Africa Democracy Solidarity (WADEMOS) Network has appealed to ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahelian States, to enhance negotiations and dialogue in the interest of regional co-operation, peace ...

Mali's military-led government is in a complex negotiation with Barrick Gold over $199 million in back taxes. With ...

AU also said PAPS’ mandate was developed from its larger Pan-African vision as defined in the aspirations of Agenda 2063, ...

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara militants attacked a military base in Niger, killing at least 46 soldiers. On Saturday, a tragic attack took place at a Nigerien military base in Iknewane, near the ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...

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

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running and most violent disputes in the world. Its origins go back more than a century. There have been a series of ...

(Nairobi) – Civilians in East Africa and the Horn bore the brunt of armed conflicts between government forces and opposition armed groups in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World ...

The HRW report also focuses on the seemingly endless conflict in the Congo ... Africa ruled by the military — like Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger — have cracked down on opposition and dissent ...

State-based armed conflict is identified as the most pressing immediate global risk for 2025, with nearly one-quarter of respondents ranking it as the most severe concern for the year ahead.