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.

As the Economic Community of West African States marks its 50th anniversary, GIFT HABIB reflects on its journey from an ...

The United Nations World Food Programme said on Friday it would halt food and nutrition assistance to more than 2 million ...

NPR West Africa correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu ... AKINWOTU: Yes. The Sahel is this semi-arid region just north of where I am in Lagos - in Nigeria - and it covers this belt of countries from ...

Former NAF Spokesperson Shehu urges West African leaders to unite against terrorism, warning that no country can tackle the ...

Islam in Ghana Islam has a long history in Ghana, dating back to the 10th century when it was introduced through trade routes connecting North Africa and the Sahel region with West Africa .

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 ...

France's recent military withdrawals from the Sahel and West Africa are leaving a void that Turkey is keen to exploit, ...

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. KUOW is Seattle’s ...

I fear that a period of darkness is descending on our entire neighborhood as the world looks on,” one senior East African ...

The force's activation follows a report by the Global Terrorism Index, which identified Africa's Sahel region as the global ...