A total of 790 million people in 12 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa experienced unprecedented temperatures for the month ...

The Rapid Support Forces’ seizure of the tri-border area, a key trade and smuggling nexus, has brought Sudan’s war closer to ...

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

In the Sahel, a region plagued by jihadist violence, there are roads people steer clear of and others they travel on with ...

The West African subregion is in dire need of winning strategies and formulas that have the potential to turn around its socioeconomic fortunes for the better and that lofty height can only be ...

In the Sahel, violent terrorism--now structural--and various forms of trafficking, including that of migrants, are linked structural realities. The agonizing Trans borders cooperation is dwindling.

Swarms of desert locusts are moving across parts of North Africa. With unusually heavy rains in late 2024 supporting growth ...

The 2024 crisis exposed structural faults at the core of the West African regional body. At 50, can the once-great ...

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is among five African heads of state invited to a high-level summit by U.S. President Donald Trump, scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., from July 9 to 11. The ...

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 ...

The Green Climate Fund approves $222 million for FAO to launch the SURAGGWA program in eight Sahelian countries. • The initiative focuses on restoring degraded lands and developing value chains for ...

A wave of synchronised assaults by jihadist fighters has rocked Mali, targeting military installations across seven towns, including Binoli, Kayes, and Sandere, in what marks the third major offensive ...