France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...

The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

The Economic Community of West African STATES, ECOWAS has officially confirmed the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali, and the Republic of Niger from the regional bloc, effective ...

Cuba’s small Chinese community celebrated the Lunar New Year overnight, ushering in the Year of the Snake with a vibrant ...

Junta-led governments in the Sahel region are tightening controls in their mining sectors, seeking to upend what they call traditional exploitation by foreign firms. But that has created uncertainty ...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has raised an urgent alarm over the increasing influx of foreign fighters from the Sahel into terrorist groups operating within Nigeria. This growing trend poses a ...

How should the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deal with the Sahel juntas, as they plan to break away from the community and form a separate group, the Confederacy of the Sahel ...

Simply sign up to the Mining myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. International mining companies are at the mercy of “terrifying” tactics from military regimes in Africa’s Sahel ...

Stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, Africa’s Sahel region is experiencing security problems and surging anti-Western sentiment that could prove an opportunity for China ...

Traveling through Africa's Sahel region on camelback provides an unparalleled perspective on the nomadic cultures that have traversed these landscapes for centuries. This journey is not just a ...