Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa’s Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group’s leaders in northern Mali

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising extr

Starting with a heavy-duty tubular chassis and carbon fiber body panels, Ford’s Dakar Rally vehicle was made to withstand rough terrain.

The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are officially leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday after 50 years, reported German news agency dpa. The withdrawal from the regional economic bloc ECOWAS,

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali

Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region to face rising extremist violence DAKAR, Senegal -- The junta-led West African countries of ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is "a blow to ECOWAS and I would say beyond that a blow to regional integration in West Africa,

As a potential funder of the upgrading of the railway between Dakar and Bamako, the World Bank is supporting ... Thanks to a $6m loan from the Bretton Woods institution in February, Senegal and Mali have been trying for several weeks to recruit a host ...

After finishing the Dakar Rally as runner-up by the second smallest time margin in the cars category – three minutes 57 minutes – in its 45-year history, Henk Lategan is more determined than e ...

The project is considered crucial for improving access to Casamance, a region sandwiched between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau that Dakar wants to open up to counter secessionist tendencies in the area.

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