The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland reflect the determination by the U.S ...

A reflection on the myth and realities of its establishment, accomplishments, and challenges has shown that through ...

The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a 5,000-member regional counterterrorism force to tackle the growing influence of jihadist groups, particularly Islamic State’s (IS) ...

A massive dust wall towering thousands of feet and spanning over a 1,000-mile front swept across the American Southwest ...

The Sahel, a semi-arid region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara, has long been a focal point of geopolitical competition due to its vast natural resources, st ...

The United States decision to cut international aid funding will affect Nigeria in various ways. One is in the fight against terror groups like Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province ...

The Economic Community of West African States Commission said it has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen ...

The Great Green Wall in the Sahel, a mosaic of forests, farmlands and grasslands dotting the arid fringes of Sahara, was ...

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.

The UN food agency, World Food Programme (WFP), says it urgently requires $620 million to ensure continued support to crisis ...

The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the ...