With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

Gen. Michael Langley highlights the threat of African terror groups expanding, with Al-Qaeda factions growing and aiming to ...

The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country.

The Russia-backed Wagner Group says it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists ...

The Africa Corps, a Kremlin-controlled paramilitary force, said on Friday it will stay in Mali after Russia's Wagner mercenary group leaves following a 3-1/2 year fight against Islamist militants.

The Sahel States Alliance launches a bank to boost regional economy. In Nigeria, tech drives recovery despite falling ...

The top U.S. military commander leading AFRICOM in Africa has issued a stark warning about the rapid expansion of terrorist ...

North Africa and the Middle East candidates. The journey crosses Sahel and Sahara to the Algerian and Moroccan coasts. An extremely dangerous route, as many lose, among other things, their own ...

A new report has revealed that, contrary to popular belief, Jihadist groups operating in the Sahel do not have a unique source of arm supply. The report author, the Conflict Armament Research ...

At least 20 percent of the weapons used by Salafi jihadist groups in the Sahel had been seized from regular armies of eight North and West African countries, researchers found. This kind of ...

A central pillar of his vision for sovereignty is a strong and independent military. Traoré lamented how foreign forces had undermined Burkina Faso’s national defense capabilities: ...