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 ...

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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 ...

The Great Green Wall is a monumental reforestation effort designed to fight desertification in Africa 's Sahel region.

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Jihadist groups and national armies have been killing civilians across west Africa with "impunity" in the past two years, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.