Experts say ISIL and al-Qaeda-linked groups use drones to target army positions with IEDs and to gather intelligence.
Sahel countries launch a joint battalion to fight armed groups as they boost ties with Russia amid rising insecurity.
Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali have launched joint battalion aiming to bolster sovereignty after group booted out France, US.
Leaders from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are hoping to find a way to repel advancing fighters linked to al-Qaeda.
The regional bloc seemed resigned to the coup crises rocking the region until the Benin attempt this month.
Nigeria’s president says he sent fighter jets, troops to Benin to help quell a coup attempt by mutinous soldiers.
ECOFEST 2025 in Dakar, Senegal focuses on how culture fosters resilience amid political crises in West Africa.
Officials said the suspension related to broadcasts about an ongoing fuel blockade that has caused major shortages.
The kidnapped man is a pilot for an evangelical organisation, a diplomatic source says.
Women and children represent 80 percent of those forcibly displaced in countries including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
General Goita has secured a five-year term as president for himself, and elections are postponed indefinitely in Mali.
