Kosseï camp in the capital N'Djamena was also the last of its bases in the Sahel, which were themselves a legacy of France's domination of the region as the main colonial power there. On Friday ...

The Sahel region of Africa is the "epicentre of global terrorism" and now, for the first time, accounts for "over half of all terrorism-related deaths", according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI).

Unusually hot temperatures forecast over the next four days (March 4-8) in Burkina Faso and parts of Mali in Africa’s Sahel ... Shift Index map to stay updated on heat in your region.