Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged a rights-based approach in a letter on Friday to the newly appointed African Union (AU) Special Envoy for the Sahel, Burundi President H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye.

Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising tensions on Monday as polls closed and vote counting began in the first presidential election in Africa's Sahel region since a ...

Fatalities linked to militant Islamist violence in Africa have surged by nearly 60 percent since 2021, though this is marked by widely varying regional threat trajectories, actors, and objectives.

The African Union’s appointment of Burundi’s president as its special envoy for the Sahel region strengthens the AU’s ...

Drought, irregular rainfall, deforestation, and the legacy of unsustainable human activities have left vast areas across the ...

Military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are asserting greater control over their natural resources, taking back ...

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s vision of “democracy as a tool for peace” continues to resonate across the continent. His Foundation, ...

Your appointment comes amidst increased instability and violence against civilians caught in conflict in Mali, Burkina Faso ...

In a major geopolitical development, Niger has signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia, marking the completion of ...

In response to a directive from senior municipal leadership, the relevant sector within the municipality is currently ...

In particular, the smuggling of people from sub-Saharan Africa who set off for Europe without papers is- at least ...

Sahel derives from the Arabic word for shore or coast. It was the name given by traders crossing the oceanic Sahara centuries ago to the welcoming grasslands that marked the desert’s southern ...