With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

As mercenaries leave Mali, experts say remaining Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps is more than just ‘Wagner rebranded’.

Jihadist groups and militarised counter-terrorism responses have weakened traditional approaches to resolving climate disputes.

One jihadist terrorist group wey dem dey call Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen dey expand im power across di Sahel, ...

A final-year student of Nkwanta Senior High School (NKWANSEC) has tragically lost his life amid fresh ethnic clashes between ...

The latest Most Neglected Crises report on world’s most invisible humanitarian emergencies lists African nations first.

The venerated water spirit Mami Wata is a powerful deity in many West and Central African ethnic groups as well as their diasporas throughout the Americas. In the film, Mama Efe (Rita Edochie ...

By Justice Faloye Watching the popular blogger, Very Dark Man’s video of the latest Benue massacre, his Cowrie neck and hand ...

The land debate is clouded by emotion, dishonesty, and racial vaguenessOriginal land owners were the Bushmen, displaced by ...

Burkina Faso is many things. The country is considered to be the epicenter of global terrorism today. It is ranked number one ...

President Bio said his leadership would focus on restoring constitutional order and deepening democracy, revitalising regional security cooperation, unlocking economic integration, and building ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may need to review its transhumance protocol, which permits cross-border cattle grazing ...