China has helped remake Niger's energy sector, but pay disparities and unequal employment roles have caused friction.

The AES unveils a new flag as the member nations forge a new path toward regional unity, economic independence, and territorial security.

The recent appearance of the Micro-trottoir project in Bamako is a strong reflection of new trends in West Africa, where ...

The presence of Russian mercenaries in Africa was once hailed as a success story, but recently the pressure on them has ...

The three Sahelian states' split from ECOWAS is reducing security cooperation at a time when West Africa is battling numerous ...

Three West African countries - Mali ... They have since formed their own union - the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Why have these three countries exited ECOWAS, and is this a crisis point for the ...

NPR West Africa correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu is here to tell ... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) IBRAHIM TRAORE: (Non-English language spoken). AKINWOTU: It's called the Alliance of Sahel States, ...

This includes 3.4 million in emergency food insecurity (IPC-Phase 4) across the Sahel region and 2,600 in catastrophic hunger (IPC-Phase 5) in northern Mali. The hunger crisis in West Africa is ...

The force's activation follows a report by the Global Terrorism Index, which identified Africa's Sahel region as the global ...