Diplomatic tensions between Benin and its junta-led Sahel neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso have led to a security vacuum ...

In tonight's edition: Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama urges Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to reconcile with ECOWAS and invites their leaders to attend next week's 50th anniversary ...

It’s a rupture that couldn’t come at a worse time. The broader Sahel is at a tipping point. The withdrawal of French forces, the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) between Mali ...

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China is stepping into a weapons supply breach in parts of Africa’s Sahel as authorities in the region cut ties with former colonial power France and Russia struggles to replace its depleted stocks.

The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held an Extraordinary Session in Accra on Wednesday to deliberate on the implications of the withdrawal of Burkina ...

Algeria continues to suffer from anti-personnel mines laid by France during its colonial era, with thousands maimed or killed ...

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Observers argue that what began as a local incident is fast evolving into a test of whether regional actors can manage their differences diplomatically, or if the Sahel will become the next theatre ...

The legacy of mines does not disappear - as a recent case in Azerbaijan, a country on the border between Europe and Asia, ...