The Sahel region of Africa is the "epicentre of global terrorism" and now, for the first time, accounts for "over half of all terrorism-related deaths", according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI).

Under the cover of darkness, the jihadists moved into Wulgo, where the shores of Lake Chad meet the arid countryside of ...

As Western powers retreat from the Sahel, Russian mercenaries are using social media, influencers and crowdfunding to expand ...

Over half of all terrorism-related deaths in the world occur in the Sahel. That's according to a new report from the Institute for Economics and Peace. The vast region in Africa that lies just south ...

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday met with President John Mahama of Ghana in Abuja, where both leaders re-examined the ongoing ...

Analysis - Local populations feel the effects of climate change, but new research shows only indirect links to violent ...

Burkinabe dictator, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, is the dashing poster boy for military rule in the West African Sahel. Not too long ... whether he is inveighing against Africa’s imagined ...

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies ... Russia has also expanded its cultural influence in the Sahel, establishing "Russian Houses" across the region. In N'djamena, Chad's capital, VOA's ...

The recent appearance of the Micro-trottoir project in Bamako is a strong reflection of new trends in West Africa, where ...

The Sahel region of Africa is the "epicentre of global terrorism" and now, for the first time, accounts for "over half of all terrorism-related deaths", according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI).