After the kidnapping of the main opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé and the nation's first COVID-19 death, many thought Mali's long-awaited elections might be delay Read more »

A Paris appeals court has conditionally released Rokia Traore but said she can be extradited to Belgium over a child custody dispute. Traore was arrested in France on a ... Read more »

Attacks carried out by militants against military personnel in central Mali could hamper government efforts to start a dialogue process, experts have said. Mali has been struggling ... Read more »

With violence wreaking havoc across the country, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, says that his government is ready to hold talks with the main militant leaders in the ... Read more »

The "terrible reality" of the disastrous crisis in the Sahel results from the interlinking of multiple conflicts, according to Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, a veteran retired United ... Read more »

Ballake Sissoko, a noted player of the kora - a 21-string instrument, recently got the shock of his life when he found his instrument in pieces. His musical instrument was broken ... Read more »

President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to supplement French forces in the Sahel to strengthen the fight against the escalating insurgency in the region. He met Monday with leaders ... Read more »

The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel has updated the Security Council, describing an "unprecedented" rise in terrorist violence across the region. "The region has ... Read more »

The Sahel region of West Africa is buffeted by accelerated climate change and the spread of deserts, by the rapid growth of an increasingly youthful population, and by all the ... Read more »

Conflict and hunger are leading to sharp levels of displacement in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger as people flee their homes in search of safety and something to eat, the UN says. Read more »