The appointment of China’s new defence attaché to Niger signals a larger move by Beijing to fortify security in Africa, experts say.

The Vatican’s Secretary of State Pietro Cardinal Parolin emphasised that military action must respect human rights during a ...

Barrick Gold's boss navigates African disputes, settling Mali's $438m tax row amid rising resource nationalism.

The north African country's counterterrorism unit said it had foiled attacks planned by a 12-member terror cell in the Sahel ...

I would rather not explain it now, but it’s sort of self-evident,” President Trump told reporters when asked about the UN ...

Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel ...

Morocco's counterterrorism agency said on Monday it had foiled attacks against national and international targets in the country by a 12-member cell loyal to Islamic State in the Sahel. The operation ...

Seventeen countries in the United Nations General Assembly joined the U.S. on Monday in voting against a nonbinding ...

The United States voted against a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution naming Russia as the aggressor in the ...

West Africa has witnessed numerous military coup d'état, bringing several leaders to power who ruled for varying periods.

Barrick Gold has signed a new agreement with Mali's government to resolve a nearly two-year dispute over its mining assets, per Reuters. The deal, pending formal approval, will see Barrick pay 275 ...

Military spending has increased dramatically around the world in view of rising tensions in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia ...