Russian foreign influence is slowly encroaching on the Sahel’s people, governments, and defensive mechanisms. Though originally limited to armed forces that aimed to defend countries and their citizens from violence,

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be secured.

A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings.

For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert's southern rim from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. The ISSP follows the hard line of the Islamic State group,

The handover, which occurred on over the weekend, follows the establishment of a joint commission between France and Senegal last month, tasked with orchestrating the restitution of military bases and the departure of approximately 350 French troops by the close of 2025.

China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held at the Chinese embassy in the capital Niamey. In front of Chinese ambassador Jiang Feng,

Europe witnesses an increase in lone actor terrorism, driven by teenagers radicalized through digital platforms.

Beneath the ideological bluster, Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is just the latest in a long line of African martial impostors.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding. This warning comes as the lean season - the period between harvests when hunger peaks - is anticipated to arrive earlier than usual this year across the Sahel region.

President John Mahama is set to undertake a working visit to Burkina Faso on Monday, 10th March 2025. The visit forms part of his broader diplomatic engagements aimed at strengthening Ghana’s ties with its West African neighbours.

The global reduction in foreign aid is severely impacting our ability to operate, particularly in Central Sahel and Nigeria,” said Margot van der Velden, WFP’s Regional Director for Western Africa.

The UN food agency urgently requires $620 million to ensure continued support to crisis-affected people across the Sahel and in Nigeria over the next six months.