Africa
Drought hits food access for 26 million in southern Africa, says UN
A severe drought in southern Africa, intensified by the 2023-2024 El Niño, has left 26 million people facing acute food
Sahel
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Burkina Fasso
Sahel state snubs regional bloc with passport move
Burkina Faso has issued new biometric passports that do not feature the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) logo
Opinion
Sahel: One of the world's fastest-growing humanitarian crises
The Sahel is one of Africa’s largest semi-arid regions that includes the countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger,
Mali
Mali expels Swedish ambassador over “hostile” comment
Mali's foreign ministry said Friday that Sweden's ambassador to Bamako, Kristina Kuhnel, must leave the country
Sahel
Terrorist groups expanding in West Africa and Sahel
A senior UN official warned on Thursday that terrorist groups such as ISIS continue to expand in West Africa and
Sahel
Sahel states to form confederation and parliament
Mali’s Transitional President, Colonel Malik Diaw repeated the intention of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to form a confederation,
Sahel
UN: Terrorism and organized crime spilling from the Sahel into West Africa coastal states
Terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in