In a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a ...

Marianite of Holy Cross Sister Suellen Tennyson, who spent her life as a teacher, congregational leader and missionary and ...

At a meeting in Moscow Thursday, Russia and a group of west African countries led by military juntas hailed growing military ...

On view at the New Orleans Museum of Art from April 4 through August 10, the exhibition will then embark on parallel tours to venues in North America and Africa.

Russia has agreed to supply arms and military training to a newly established joint force formed by Mali, Niger, and Burkina ...

Experts warn that the president’s decision to shut down the U.S. international broadcaster is leaving a void that ...

Russia on Thursday discussed ways to boost military ties with the Sahel countries, promising to train their troops and supply ...

Our principal objective now is to form a united Sahelian confederation force to tackle the terrorist threat,' says Malian ...

Musa was asleep in the village of Dusuman in northeast Nigeria when he was awoken by a sharp burst of gunfire and Boko Haram stole his main source of livelihood -- his livestock.

The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are in Moscow for their first official talks with Russia, as the three Sahelian countries work to strengthen ties with Moscow after cutting ...

In Niger, a local company has been granted a license to mine copper. Meanwhile, military governments in Mali and Burkina Faso aim to reduce dependence on foreign mining companies and diversify their ...