On Feb. 24, the Moroccan counterterror agency broke up a terrorist cell calling itself "the Lions of the Caliphate in the ...

The three Sahelian states' split from ECOWAS is reducing security cooperation at a time when West Africa is battling numerous ...

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

NPR West Africa correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu is here to tell us more. Good morning. EMMANUEL AKINWOTU, BYLINE: Hi. Good morning, Ayesha. RASCOE: So tell us about this region and the rising levels ...

Former NAF Spokesperson Shehu urges West African leaders to unite against terrorism, warning that no country can tackle the ...

Financial investigations and capacity-building of investigation and prosecution services ...

The Economic Community of West African States says about 34.7 million people in the West African region and the Sahel are in dire need of ...

The United Nations World Food Programme said on Friday it would halt food and nutrition assistance to more than 2 million ...

Through this review, ECOWAS is reaffirming its commitment, alongside its regional partners (UEMOA, CILSS, RESOGEST) and international partners (European Union, AFD, AECID, World Bank, etc.), to ...

The Sahel is this semi-arid region just north ... But that's been condemned by the U.S., Egypt and others. RASCOE: That's NPR West Africa correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu. Thanks so much for ...