The departure of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from West Africa's most influential bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), raises concerns, especially in the areas of security and ...

The M23 rebel group's assault on the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern city of Goma has brought familiar dangers for Congolese journalists, who for years have navigated intimidation and ...

These developments have led some analysts to believe Russia’s influence and ability to project power in the Sahel is waning, or that the Kremlin no longer considers the Sahel and other friendly states ...

The United States and France and some other Western countries stand accused of disrupting peace and security in the ...

The BBC has seen contracts that show that these hired soldiers were being paid around $5,000 (£4,000) a month.