Jihadist groups in the Sahel region are arming themselves largely through looting their countries' own military stockpiles, new research reveals, debunking theories that jihadists are being ...

WFP said unyielding conflict is among the factors driving deepening hunger in West and Central Africa. Fighting has displaced ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns of deepening hunger in West and Central Africa as needs reach new highs ...

The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with the African Union mission there, and other key bodies ...

State media say Mali’s military government has announced the suspension of political party activities in the West African ...

A prominent opposition leader in Mali will stand trial next month for criticising the country’s military rulers, as tensions ...