Mali and Nigeria, two of the countries in the Sahel region of west Africa, are separated by approximately 1,000 kilometres, with the Niger Republic between them. They differ in population size and ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his undersecretary, Elbridge Colby, have made clear that the United States will not engage in counterterrorism in Africa unless the cells pose a direct threat to the ...

The ongoing civil war in Mali—where a jihadist group is poised to seize power—is spilling over into Nigeria, with ominous humanitarian consequences.

Police stand around the debris of a car at the site of a terror explosion in Kaduna, Nigeria, 2012. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images The Sahel region, south of the ...

The Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser, Major General Garba Laka, has said insecurity in Nigeria worsened following the military coups ...

LAGOS, Nigeria—In Mali, West Africa, armed groups including Islamist militants launched one of the largest coordinated attacks seen in recent years, targeting multiple cities across the country early ...

Hemmed in by a jihadist blockade of the Malian capital, Muslims in Bamako have been forced to spend Eid away from their families this year.Originally from the central city of Mopti, Alpha Amadou, 40, ...

Mali’s Defence Minister Sadio Camara has been killed in a car bomb attack outside his residence in Kati, a key military town on the outskirts of the capital Bamako, in one of the most audacious ...