Kabul has met with envoys from Ouagadougou and Niamey in recent weeks, an unexpected move given that Sahel militants see the ...

Human Rights Watch says at least 100 civilians in Burkina Faso were killed by government forces near the town of Solenzo in ...

Niger has hosted the first Russia-Sahel boxing tournament to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory in World War II Read ...

A jihadi group aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, which is active in the Sahel ...

Reuters could not immediately verify the statements. Burkina Faso's government did not respond to a request for comment. The base in the northern town of Djibo came under attack on Sunday morning ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces, images of Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt.

Experts from the road authorities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will meet in Bamako from May 14 to 16, 2025, to define a common approach to road safety.

At least 130 civilians belonging to the Fulani ethnic group were killed by Burkina Faso’s army and allied militias near the western town of Solenzo in March, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.

About 10 soldiers were killed and seven injured in an attack in Niger's Dosso region this week, authorities said in a statement broadcast on state radio, while a security source told Reuters the death ...