With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

A new report from Spain’s National Intelligence Center warns that extremist elements from the Polisario Front have joined ...

Tiy Todd Burkina Faso, the “Land of the Upright People,” is a nation embodying a revolutionary declaration. Former President Thomas Sankara and today’s President Ibrahim Traoré speak to the hearts of ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A leading political activist whose family said that he was abducted by Mali’s military authorities has been released after a month in captivity, his relatives said Sunday.

Known for its proximity to the Kuriat Islands—true marine sanctuaries of exceptional biodiversity, home to vast seagrass meadows, schools of fish, and breathtaking underwater landscapes, Monastir, a ...

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, ...

The Government and people of The Gambia extend their warmest congratulations and sincere appreciation to the Government and ...

The Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are regional groupings of African states. The RECs have developed individually and have differing roles and structures. Generally, the purpose of the RECs is ...