United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk has condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village ...

About 20 worshippers were also injured in the attack carried out last Friday by assailants from the so-called Islamic State ...

China has helped remake Niger's energy sector, but pay disparities and unequal employment roles have caused friction.

A research project by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has concluded that while there is no direct link between climate change and terrorism in the Sahel, disrupted agricultural production and ...

Ochieng said IS Sahel’s strategy appears increasingly focused on exploiting security gaps beyond their core Sahelian ...

U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) has introduced bipartisan legislation to extend tax benefits to American service members ...

Senior Director Candace Rondeaux gave the Washington Post background on Russia and the Wagner Group's presence in the Sahel.

DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

The recent appearance of the Micro-trottoir project in Bamako is a strong reflection of new trends in West Africa, where ...

Niger expelled three Chinese oil executives amid a salary dispute, where expatriate staff earned significantly more than ...

Analysis - Local populations feel the effects of climate change, but new research shows only indirect links to violent ...

Djiby Sow Senior Researcher, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné Project Manager, Sahel, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel Climate change does not ...