Togo has not ruled out joining a Sahel defence pact forged by the military-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mail and Niger, the country's foreign minister said Thursday.

Sahel juntas -- Mali’s Assimi Goita, Niger’s Abdourahamane Tiani and Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traore -- are tightening controls ...

The Defence Headquarters raised alarm over the increasing influx of foreign fighters from Sahel into terrorist groups within ...

President John Mahama has called for enhanced Ghana-Mali cooperation on Sahel security, stressing the need for joint efforts ...

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, met ...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has attributed the recent surge in terrorist activities in Nigeria's north-east and north-west ...

Ghana's president and Mali's junta-appointed prime minister on Thursday committed to strengthening relations in the face of rising jihadist violence and instability across west Africa.

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Press Release - Armed groups and government forces in West Africa have committed atrocities with impunity in 2024, with thousands of dead and injured, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report ...

France is set to withdraw its military forces from Chad, following a recent attack on the presidential palace. Despite this, President Idriss Deby claims Chad's security is assured. Is he hiding some ...

Some say no matter who’s in power, countries need to redefine what they want and how they want to work with new US ...

The European Union's border agency Frontex says that irregular migration into the European Union fell sharply in 2024 ...