With a ballooning population, armed insurgents, climate crisis, dwindling natural resources, and huge socio-economic disparity, the Lake Chad region has endured a complex plethora of crises since 2009 ...

Thousands of people from Mali and elsewhere flock to the town of Segou, 230 km (143 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, every February, for a week-long showcase of Malian music, visual art, ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

The Rencontres de Bamako photography biennale took place from mid-November until mid-January without past sponsor France, ...

But analysts have warned Ghanaians risk being recruited by jihadis. For years, Burkina Faso has struggled to contain ...

Doha - A leading British defense and security think tank has pointed to Morocco’s growing strategic role in promoting stability across the Sahel region, ...

Residents of Zouéra, a commune in Mali’s Tombouctou region, are reported to be fleeing their homes after alleged execution by ...

Morocco’s strategic role in promoting stability in the Sahel is central to tackling transnational threats, with initiatives ...

With a new general manager and coach, the Washington Mystics are just beginning the process of trying a build a contender ...

While their home country of Mali has experienced plenty of turmoil in recent years, Songhoy Blues remain resolute and defiant in their mission to spread joy.

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.