PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he was still waiting for Africa's Sahel states to thank Paris for stopping them falling into the hands of militants and ...

Reports have shown that extremist violence in the Sahel has increased, threatening to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis and spread instability in the region, and across Africa. The Council on ...

Welcome to The Sahel, the region directly below the Sahara that stretches from Africa’s west coast to its east. It is a region that millions are desperate to escape (or already have done), where ...

EVEN the most cursory of glances at recent events in the Sahel should lead most reasonable-minded observers to see the complete disdain that Africans are held in by the collective West. The discussion ...

The heads of state of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso formed the Alliance of Sahel States in Niamey to break away from what they call Western influenceImage: Mahamadou Hamidou/REUTERS Advertisement ...

Saturday’s summit in Niger’s capital Niamey, will mark the first between the military leaders of a new regional bloc, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger set up ...

Relations between Nigeria and its northern Sahel neighbour, Niger, have been tense since the military took over in Niamey in 2023 and broke away from the Economic Community of West African States.

Protesters cheer Nigerien troops as they gather in front of the French Embassy in Niamey during a demonstration that followed a rally in support of Niger's junta in Niamey on July 30, 2023. More ...

The 2025 Global Persecution Index from International Christian Concern paints a sobering picture of Christian persecution across Africa’s Sahel region. Countries such as Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, ...