HOW RAFT OF FAILURES ENDED IN DEATH

Despite first fighting back and then attempting to retreat, four Americans and five Nigeriens were shot dead... READ MORE›

'MALI REBEL FIGHTERS' KILL 17 TUAREG CIVILIANS

In recent months, Tuareg civilian defence groups, supported by French soldiers, have fought against al-Qaeda-linked fighters in northeastern Mali... READ MORE›

MALI TUAREGS KILLED IN 'JIHADIST' ATTACKS

More than 30 members of the Tuareg community have been killed in two separate attacks by suspected jihadists in north-eastern Mali, officials say... READ MORE›

U.S. ARMY TRAINERS TRY TO BUILD WEST AFRICA DEFENSES AGAINST JIHAD

Nigerien special forces troops debrief with their Canadian trainers after drills at the Flintlock exercises in Ouallam, Niger April 18, 2018... READ MORE›

HUNDREDS KILLED AFTER MILITARY PLANE CRASH IN ALGERIA

Updated Updated 6 hours ago At least 257 people have been killed after a military plane crashed in Algeria shortly after taking off, according to local media... READ MORE›

TERRORISTS WILL NOT BREAK G5 SAHEL ALLIANCE-NIGER'S PRESIDENT

The G5 Sahel force is made up of troops from Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania... READ MORE›

TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN CONDEMNS ATTACK ON BURKINA FASO

Unfortunately, terrorism has once again been bloody in Burkina Faso, and we strongly condemn the terrorist attacks that took place in Ouagadougou... READ MORE›

8 KILLED, DOZENS HURT AS ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS TARGET FRENCH EMBASSY, ARMY HEADQUARTERS

French special forces helped kill the assailants at the French Embassy, Security Minister Sawadogo said... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

Macron, who made a high-profile visit to Burkina Faso in November, said the attacks illustrate once more the threat weighing on the entire Sahel region ... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

Macron, who made a high-profile visit to Burkina Faso in November, said the attacks illustrate once more the threat weighing on the entire Sahel region ... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

OUAGADOUGOU - Twin attacks on the French Embassy in Burkina Faso and the country's military headquarters Friday left dozens dead or wounded, security sources said... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

Twin attacks on the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country's military headquarters Friday left dozens dead or wounded, security sources said... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

Twin attacks on the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country's military headquarters Friday left dozens dead or wounded, security sources said... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD OR INJURED IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

Burkina Faso has a history of military-backed coups as well as of jihadist attacks... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 13 DEAD IN ATTACKS IN BURKINA FASO, GROWING TARGET OF AL QAEDA

Assaults on a military headquarters and on the French Embassy left at least 7 members of the security forces and 6 attackers dead... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD OR INJURED IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

On February 21, two members of the French counter-terrorism force were killed by a landmine near Mali's border with Niger and Burkina Faso... READ MORE›

TURKEY'S PRESIDENT TO START AFRICA TOUR OF ALGERIA, MAURITANIA, SENEGAL AND MALI

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to go on a five-day official visit to four African countries starting Monday Feb. 26... READ MORE›

'POWERLESS IN SYRIA' OR 'COMPLICIT IN THE BOMBINGS'?

22.02.18 We look at how the French papers are covering the bombings in Syria's Eastern Ghouta as well as the death of two French soldiers in Mali... READ MORE›

STUNNING PHOTOS CAPTURE RARE SNOW IN THE SAHARA DESERT

Incredible photos capture freak snowfall in the Sahara Desert, believed to be first time it has fallen on the unforgiving red dunes in almost 40 years... READ MORE›

US SPECIAL FORCES 'FOUGHT NIGER AMBUSH ALONE AFTER LOCAL TROOPS FLED'

The five Nigeriens killed in the ambush died in its first moments, sources within the special forces community said... READ MORE›

3 U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDOS KILLED

The White House said President Donald Trump was notified about the attack Wednesday night as he flew aboard Air Force One from Las Vegas to Washington... READ MORE›

TWO DEAD AS GUNMEN STORM TOURIST RESORT

Malian special forces intervened, backed by UN soldiers and troops from a French counter-terrorism force... READ MORE›

STEPHEN MCGOWN OPENS UP ABOUT SIX YEARS AS AL-QAEDA HOSTAGE AND HOW HE CONVERTED TO ISLAM

Stephen McGown opens up about six years as al-Qaeda hostage and how he converted to Islam... READ MORE›

Anyone arriving from affected West African countries without having had confirmed contact with Ebola victims will be subject to monitoring by public health officials... READ MORE›

'AT LEAST 20 DEAD' IN OUAGADOUGOU HOTEL

Gunmen have attacked a hotel used by Westerners in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, taking hostages and reportedly killing at least 20 people... READ MORE›

GROUP OF 'EXTINCT' ANTELOPE RELEASED INTO WILD IN SOUTHERN SAHARA

Conservationists hope second group of 14 scimitar-horned oryx bred in captivity will help repopulate original habitat in Chad... READ MORE›

THIS CITY IS A TINDERBOX, AND THE US IS BUILDING A DRONE BASE NEXT DOOR

The sprawling desert north of Agadez, in the west African nation of Niger, is the size of France... READ MORE›

US TROOPS 'ATTACKED ON NIGER-MALI BORDER'

Media reports say three US soldiers and five Nigerien soldiers were killed in the ambush in south-western Niger... READ MORE›

'JIHADISTS WERE GOING TO BURN IT ALL'

Haidara stayed in jihadist-occupied Timbuktu for a month, covertly organising the hiding of his manuscripts in family houses... READ MORE›

MALI BAR ATTACK KILLS FIVE IN BAMAKO

Ctv news french belgian among 5 killed during attack on restaurant in mali 3 hrs ago... READ MORE›

US AFRICA COMMAND CONDUCTS AIR STRIKES IN SOMALIA

Friday's attacks were in coordination with Somalian government forces, the statement said... READ MORE›

TROOPS KILLED IN AMBUSH ON JOINT NIGER-US PATROL

In mid-June, Niger mounted a new military operation in the Tillaberi region to take on the armed groups... READ MORE›

TOP ISLAMIST 'KILLED' IN US STRIKE

The Islamist militant who ordered a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013 has been killed in a US air strike, Libyan officials say... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 20 HOSTAGES DEAD IN SIEGE OF HOTEL IN MALI, OFFICIAL SAYS

Mali has faced repeated attacks from militants linked to al-Qaeda and other factions, but the Islamic State does not have major footholds in the region... READ MORE›

DOZENS FEARED DEAD AFTER ABANDONED IN NIGER DESERT

Agadez is a remote town in Niger on the edge of the Sahara desert that has become a major people-smuggling point... READ MORE›

4TH U.S. SOLDIER DEAD AFTER AMBUSH ATTACK

U.S. officials say they believe extremists linked to the Islamic State group were responsible for the attack about 200 kilometers 120 miles north of Niger's capital, Niamey... READ MORE›

CRACKDOWN IN NIGER FAILS TO DETER MIGRANT SMUGGLERS

As many as 2,000 migrants leave Agadez weekly, the last big stop before reaching Libya, 620 miles away across the scorching sand... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | PARTS OF NIGER AND MALI ARE ALREADY LAWLESS. U.S. STRATEGY MIGHT MAKE IT WORSE.

Chadian troops and Nigerien Special Forces participate in the Flintlock exercises with the U.S. military and its Western partners in Mao, Chad, March 7, 2015... READ MORE›

AFRICA'S BIGGEST WINDFARM SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN THE DESERT

By 2020, wind and solar resources in Western Sahara could provide more than a quarter of Morocco's clean energy, which will power 42 percent of Morocco's electricity... READ MORE›

AMERICAN NON-GOVERNMENT WORKER REPORTEDLY KIDNAPPED IN NIGER

At least two people reportedly killed by gunfire as hostage taken from Niger town of Abalak across the border to Mali... READ MORE›

A DEADLY AMBUSH IN NIGER RAISES TOUGH QUESTIONS FOR TRUMP'S PENTAGON

Less clear are the circumstances surrounding their deaths Wednesday in an ambush in the Central African country of Niger, and the precise nature of their mission... READ MORE›

SMUGGLERS ARE ABANDONING MIGRANTS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DESERT THE SIZE OF TEXAS

A pickup truck filled with migrants in 2015 returns to the city of Agadez after it was turned back at military checkpoints in the Sahara... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | TRUMP'S NIGER UPROAR SHINES LIGHT ON THE U.S.'S MURKY AFRICAN WARS

The part of Niger where U.S. troops were killed is already awash with deadly skirmishes... READ MORE›

GUNMEN STAGE DEADLY SIEGE ON BURKINA FASO HOTEL

Andrew Lebovich, a specialist on political and security issues in the region, said the attack in Burkina Faso showed an evolution in the group's tactical ability... READ MORE›

DEATHS OF FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS IN NIGER HINT AT THE SHADOW WAR AGAINST ISIS IN AFRICA

Libyan militia commanders and officials have said many West Africans fought with the Islamic State in Libya before its defeat there... READ MORE›

SAHARA DESERT SNOWFALL MAKES FOR SOME SHOCKING IMAGES

Snow in the Sahara, the hottest desert in the world, makes for shocking images... READ MORE›

TUAREG FACTIONS TO BOYCOTT MALI PEACE CONFERENCE

Despite continued French troop deployments, a UN peacekeeping mission and years of peace talks, Mali remains beset by unrest and ethnic strife... READ MORE›

JIHADISTS DEEPEN COLLABORATION IN NORTH AFRICA

Many of the extremist groups are affiliates of Al Qaeda, which has had roots in North Africa since the 1990s... READ MORE›