The handover, which occurred on over the weekend, follows the establishment of a joint commission between France and Senegal ...

For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert's ...

By Spoorthy Raman The Great Green Wall in the Sahel, a mosaic of forests, farmlands and grasslands dotting the arid fringes ...

France officially transferred control of two military sites in the Senegalese capital of Dakar to Senegalese authorities on ...

China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding. This warning comes as ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A mission by a West African regional bloc sent to Guinea-Bissau to resolve a dispute over elections ...

Once an emblematic landmark of traditional west African architecture, Dakar's fondly remembered Sandaga ... inspired by mosques found in Africa's Sahel region. It served not only as a symbol ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP ... 21 to Feb. 28 together with the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel to help broker a consensus on when to hold the presidential election.