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

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

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

Moroccan authorities on Wednesday foiled a high-risk terrorist plot targeting the country in a plot that was directly incited ...

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.

Gris-gris are rooted in traditional African faiths that believe vital powers in animals and nature may be unlocked — to harm, ...

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

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 ...

Despite their citizens being among Africa’s poorest, Mali, Niger,and Burkina Faso boast mineral riches beyond the dreams of most nations. All three Sahel countries have sizable gold deposits, and ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the Confederation of Sahel States (AES). In a statement, ECOWAS heads of state ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara Desert in the north and the Savannah in the south. It is characterised by ...

(Ian Langsdon, Pool via AP) MARSEILLE, France (CN) — France’s decades-long military presence in the Sahel is officially over. France handed over its last base in Chad Thursday after President Mahamat ...