Russia has committed to helping military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger acquire arms and training for a planned ...

In recent years, the Sahel region has been shaken by a series of coups and shifts in governance that have significantly ...

The West African Network for Peacebuilding-Ghana (WANEP-Ghana), in collaboration with the National Peace Council, has ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso's ruling military junta arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights ...

Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the ...

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Burkina Faso extends amnesty to those involved in failed 2015 coup Two generals considered the masterminds of the failed coup, Compaoré's former chief of staff Gilbert Diendéré and head of ...

Preserving a regional framework for cooperation on peace and security remains critical in West Africa and the Sahel, where military takeovers ...

The three countries have since formed the alliance to coordinate counterterrorism operations across their borders, with the help of Russia’s Wagner group (now Africa Corps) which has been present in ...

BAMAKO, April 1 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will visit Moscow this week as the Sahel nations and Russia seek to strengthen ties, the three African countries ...