Musa was asleep in the village of Dusuman in northeast Nigeria when he was awoken by a sharp burst of gunfire and Boko Haram ...

Russia has agreed to provide arms and military training to a newly formed joint force between Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.

Gray, UK Deputy Political Coordinator, on peace consolidation in West Africa. I will make three points today. First, the ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), has introduced a 0.5 percent levy on imported goods from several West African countries, ...

Analysis - Mistrust between AES and ECOWAS countries must be overcome to enable intelligence sharing and security cooperation ...

"We need more data sharing and better collaborations to make sure we don't just solve the problem but we stop the problem ...

West African neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods as they seek to fund a ...

The Alliance of Sahel States is redefining West African trade, but at what cost? Rahaman Abiola, a 2025 Free Trade Fellow ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger introduce a 0.5% levy on imports to fund a new union after leaving ECOWAS. The Alliance of ...

Africa’s cities are expanding at an unprecedented rate. A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Sahel and West Africa Club says the urban population ...

Djiby Sow Senior Researcher, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné Project Manager, Sahel, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel Climate change does not ...

Parks and forests vulnerable to terrorist activities, West Africa Porous borders and limited cooperation between Alliance of Sahel States (AES) countries (Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger) on the one hand ...