The Sahel, a semiarid region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, has long been a focal point and an environmental issue .

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a ...

The West has overlooked developments in the Sahel A short but revealing anecdote ... of their time within the elite circles of capital cities. They don't notice much of the atmosphere on the ...

CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said.

France and nations from Africa's Sahel region have agreed to step up military ... Six leaders met in the south-western French city, French President Emmanuel Macron hosting heads of Niger, Mali ...