As Western powers retreat from the Sahel, Russian mercenaries are using social media, influencers and crowdfunding to expand ...

The Chinese arms market could receive a major boost beyond Nigeria with the withdrawal of western countries from the Sahel. Western countries are likely to be reluctant to sell arms to the ...

They chose to leave ECOWAS, which they consider to be an "extended arm of Western interests," and founded their own Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Three military juntas seek legitimacy For years ...

Sahel governments have pivoted away from Western allies, such as France and the US, towards China and Russia for support in tackling militants. "Right now we're seeing that Russia is taking more ...

Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the primary partner for the Sahel states using disinformation to ...

Militias linked to Burkina Faso's military junta are allegedly behind a massacre in western Burkina Faso. Human Rights Watch ...

The AES unveils a new flag as the member nations forge a new path toward regional unity, economic independence, and territorial security.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization issued an alert for Algeria, Libya and Tunisia against groups of desert locusts. The outbreak that began in December in the Sahel spread to North Africa during ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

U.S. reduces aid With tensions mounting between the Sahel states and ECOWAS members Ivory Coast and Benin, which have been accused of aligning too closely with Western powers, the trio has already ...