By Anait Miridzhanian DAKAR (Reuters) -At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in ...

Failure to comply with the new code of conduct online may result in disciplinary or even criminal sanctions: up to two years ...

Burkina Faso’s ruler has officially scrapped the country’s electoral commission, describing it as unnecessary and financially ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso’s military rulers have dissolved the country’s independent electoral commission, authorities ...

Cattle rustling is a profitable revenue stream for insurgents and threatens the stability of the West African region.

Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks ...

BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso -- Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his ...

The UN shuts up anyone who exposes Islam’s heavily documented pattern of violence against non-Muslims, including the murders ...

In jihadist-threatened north Benin, the army is waging a campaign away from the front -- a programme of social projects, ...

As armed groups shift away from direct confrontations with the military, commercial drones are increasingly used to carry out ...

Mopti Region, MaliA recent surge of attacks by an al Qaeda-linked group across Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger signals its ...