The advancing tide of Islamist extremism has prompted the rise of pro-government militias. The result has been a vicious ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized by the African Union (AU). Until ...

Could deteriorating diplomatic ties between France and the Sahel nations have consequences for the common currency used by ...

Fatalities and violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa sustained near record pace, with the Sahel and Somalia accounting for 79 percent of related deaths.Highlights There were an ...

As Africa's leaders gather in Addis Ababa this weekend for the African Union summit, the continent is engulfed in an escalating security crisis. It’s a crisis ...

Rabat - Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) successfully thwarted, on Wednesday morning, on the basis of precise information provided by the General Directorate for Territorial ...

Morocco's BCIJ thwarted today a "highly dangerous" terrorist plot seeking to undermine the country's stability.

Less than a third of Niger’s vast territory has internet access, so the West African country is betting on satellite ...

Cardinal Pietro Cardinal Parolin has praised authorities in Burkina Faso for their effort to regain control of the country, ...

Recent reports from various defense and security sources suggest Morocco could be on the verge of becoming the first Arab and African nation to acquire the advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet.