Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have formed a joint 5,000-strong military force to combat extremist violence in the Sahel region. After expelling French forces, the countries now rely on Russia's ...

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 to face rising ...

A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border region was heading home on Wednesday as Madrid ...

A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled ...

Three junta-ruled countries in Africa's Sahel region will join forces to create a 5,000-strong unit to fight the jihadist violence that has for years plagued the nations, officials said on Tuesday.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria ...

A coalition of separatists in Mali, the Azawad Liberation Front, on Tuesday said it had freed a Spanish national kidnapped by ...

BAMAKO, Mali -- A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a coalition of separatist armed ...

President John Dramani Mahama has hailed the Ghana-Mali relations, underscoring Ghana’s commitment towards ensuring the ...

UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), is pleased to invite you to the launch of the report on “Advancing Inclusive Development: Policy ...

Those nations include coup-hit Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal and Chad, which is considered France’s most stable and loyal partner in Africa. The downscaling of military ties comes as France ...

After expelling the French troops, military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have moved closer to Russia. A wave of African countries is pushing the former coloniser back, but Senegal is ...