France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European interests in the region. #EuropeNews ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Analysis - With terrorists' attacks still on the rise, across and around the Sahel, the continuous Sudan violent armed conflict must be more than worrying. Indeed, it affects all its neighbors.

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

These developments have led some analysts to believe Russia’s influence and ability to project power in the Sahel is waning, ...

Map showing the members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on 29 January, after the exit of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, the three member states of the Alliance of Sahel ...