The United States has quietly resumed direct engagement with Mali, a move that signals a possible recalibration of policy ...

The United States is concerned by the “expansion” of al-Qaeda affiliates in the Sahel and West Africa, including Jama'at ...

Nick Checker, head of the US State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs, visited Mali on Monday, calling for renewed ...

Washington’s latest diplomatic overtures to the three junta-led Sahelian states send the wrong message about U.S. tolerance of bad behavior in the region.

The newly appointed head of the U.S. State Department's Bureau of African Affairs, Nick Checker, has visited Mali to revitalize bilateral cooperation with Bamako. The visit is reportedly based on "new ...

Nigeria watches closely as a crisis of trust escalates in the Sahel, marked by formal Russian intelligence backing of claims made by the AES military ...

Vladimir Putin is expanding Russia’s presence in the Sahel by helping Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger build a shared communications satellite. Designed to operate outside Western control, the satellite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso, left, General Assimi Goita of Mali, centre, and General Abdourahamane Tchiani of Niger ...

Social media posts from pro-AES accounts in recent days have said the launch of a new AES currency will happen soon ...

ACCRA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Friday called for a strengthened solidarity in the West Africa and Sahel region to ensure a united front in the fight to subdue ...

The United States is recalibrating its approach to the Sahel as it seeks to reassert influence in Mali, Niger, and Burkina ...

Togo is supporting juntas in the Sahel region by its extradition of Burkina Faso's former transitional president, as part of its own diplomatic, security and economic ambitions, several experts have ...