A media freedom group says local journalists in the African Sahel are facing increased security risks as extremist attacks ...

Extremist attacks in the Sahel have been increasing. Last week, Islamic militants attacked Bamako, the capital of Mali.

That day in February, the village of Essakane in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso joined a growing list of communities in the ...

Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring villagers, displaced people, and ...

From the Chadian city of Mongo to the Soum province in Burkina Faso, over 500 community radio stations in the Sahel and ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have agreed with Russia to acquire telecommunications and surveillance satellites. The ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have formed the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) to reject Western pressures and establish a ...

Islamist extremists in Burkina Faso carried out a two-day killing spree, slaughtering hundreds of civilians, including 26 ...

Global media rights watchdog RSF and over 500 local radio stations on Tuesday sounded the alarm on journalists based in Africa's volatile Sahel region, saying they were being killed, kidnapped or ...

Mahamadou Hamidou/Reuters The alliance formed last year by three junta-led West African nations — Mali, Burkina Faso and ...

Drone strikes carried out by the Malians in Tinzawaten serve as a reminder that these aircraft are now a critical part of the ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger collectively declared their withdrawal from the 15-nation ECOWAS, alleging that it undermines ...