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

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso ...

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The common visa policy is part of the Confederation project announced in 2024, designed to boost cooperation and integration among AES member states. Experts from the Sahel Alliance (AES), which ...

Malian Minister of Security Daoud Aly Mohammedine has announced the launch of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) passport, confirming that it will coexist with the existing ECOWAS passport and carry ...

[CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES] On Tuesday in Niger, supporters of the military government praise their decision to forge the Alliance of Sahel States with other junta-led neighbours and drop out of ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara Desert in the north and the Savannah in the south. It is characterised by ...

The terrorist leader, identified as Amadou Bolly, who operated in Kolongo, was shot dead along with several of his companions in an operation Tuesday in the areas of Niaro, Nossombougou, Maninie, ...

Instead, the three breakaway states formed the Alliance of Sahel States, an alternate bloc and launched their own biometric passports. ECOWAS said on Wednesday the remaining members ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation. The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS. The regional bloc announced the ...