The security situation in Africa's Sahel is deteriorating, with terrorism threatening both soldiers and civilians, according to Germany’s Defense Ministry. The UN's peacekeeping mission has...
Leaders of G5 Sahel countries gathered for emergency talks in Niamey on Sunday after Niger faced the most spectacular military attack on its soil since...
Illegal armed groups are opportunistic by nature. They usually start their operations and recruit followers in countries where there is poverty, corruption, religious conflict or...
Islamic State said on Thursday that its West African branch had caused a helicopter collision in Mali in which 13 French soldiers were killed this...
For Islamic extremists, African gold mines are a treasure trove both of explosives and funds to recruit new members and buy arms. Around Pama, a...
A French solider was seriously injured during a counter-Islamic State operation near Indelimane in Mali’s Menaka region in which five ‘terrorists’ were ‘put out of...
At least 20 people were found dead after an attack on a Fulani village in central Mali, where communal violence has surged in recent months,...
