The appointment of China's new defence attache to Niger signals a larger move by Beijing to fortify security in Africa, ...

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

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 ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

The violence has killed thousands of people, displaced millions, and spurred a string of military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger between 2020 and 2023.

In recent years, violence in the region has killed thousands of people and displaced millions in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Meanwhile, the military has assured civilians that security ...

The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to leave one ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali ...

In the wake of these coups, the South African government has expressed condemnation, notably in the cases of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. A look at South Africa’s ties to the countries before ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a yearlong period of talks and diplomatic efforts aimed at trying to ...