UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for Sahel nations to put aside their differences to tackle mounting attacks by armed groups in an African region beset by humanitarian crisis.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso, left, General Assimi Goita of Mali, centre, and General Abdourahamane Tchiani of Niger ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s Sahel which has now displaced more than two million people within the borders of their countries for the ...

BAMAKO, Mali — Relations between Algeria and the military alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger plunged to historic lows Monday as the two sides curtailed diplomatic ties in a spat over a downed ...

Togo is supporting juntas in the Sahel region by its extradition of Burkina Faso's former transitional president, as part of ...

The link between climate change and conflict is increasingly at the forefront of security and development discussions. One ...

What are the origins of the force composed of troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, and why is it needed? The force will have its headquarters in Mali, but will be under a ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced the launch of a joint military battalion aimed at fighting armed groups across the Sahel, one of Africa’s poorest and most volatile regions. The initiative ...

Jihadists in Africa's Sahel region now operate in an area twice the size of Spain - Copyright AFP/File MICHELE CATTANI Jihadists in Africa's Sahel region now operate ...

Attacks by Islamist militants and other armed groups are raging across the politically divided Sahel region, which has seen several coups in recent years, with juntas withdrawing from the regional ...