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

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

Washington Post journalists faced numerous challenges in reporting from the Sahel region of Africa, including hostility from ...

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

When healthcare workers in central Mali travel to vaccinate children against measles, they have to negotiate with the ...

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 ...

EU is interested in working with Türkiye and countries of the region in order to forge broad international coalition that can ...

Less than a third of Niger's vast territory has internet access, so the west African country is betting on satellite broadband to bridge the digital divide in remote rural areas.

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

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

Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that ...

The illegal trade of lion and leopard parts is growing in Senegal and threatening the lion's survival across West Africa ...