Russia is rapidly cementing its influence in the Sahel through deeper strategic ties with Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—members of the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This evolving ...

Spain will urge the European Union’s top diplomat to strengthen the bloc’s engagement with Africa’s Sahel region as part of a broader defense review, according to a person familiar with the ...

China is stepping into a weapons supply breach in parts of Africa’s Sahel as authorities in the region cut ties with former colonial power France and Russia struggles to replace its depleted stocks.

The growing entanglement of Ukraine in West Africa’s volatile Sahel region came under sharp criticism during a high-level political forum held in Dakar on April 19. Convened by civil society ...

The Alliance of Sahel States, which goes by its French acronym AES, blamed Algeria on social media for the drone's downing and condemned it as an “irresponsible act” that violated ...

Peace and security challenges in Africa’s Sahel region require ‘holistic approach’, says UN official ...