NIAMEY - A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled central Sahel region ... linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic ...

They lie in the region known as the Sahel, which stretches between the dry Sahara desert in the north and the more humid savannas to the south. Each has been wracked by attacks by terrorists allied ...

Three junta-ruled countries in Africa's Sahel region will join forces to create ... Each has been wracked by attacks by jihadists allied with either Al-Qaeda or Islamic State for a decade ...

Junta-Led Sahel States Ready Joint Force of 5,000 Troops ... Violence fuelled by a decade-long fight with Islamist groups linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State has worsened since the coups.

Ghana has recognized the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a regional bloc formed by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to address shared security concerns, promote economic development, and enhance ...

Prior to the NCAA transfer portal window officially closing a few weeks back, the Alabama Crimson Tide saw a significant number of players announce their intentions to depart the program, which ...

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, an Accra-based security consultant, said the appointment of Larry Gbevlo-Lartey to liaise with the three-nation Alliance of Sahel States (AES) indicated Ghana's willingness ...

Fast forward to today, and the dynamics appear to be shifting. Togo’s consideration of joining the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)—a coalition currently comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and ...

From the Sahel ECOWAS impasse to the expected disruption coming with US President Donald Trump’s second term, economist Charlie Robertson reads the runes for 2025. British economist Charlie Robertson, ...

Last year, the sandhill population that wintered at the northern Alabama refuge reached a new record of 30,000 cranes. (AP video/Kristin M. Hall) Rob Broeren takes pictures of sandhill cranes at the ...