Mali shuts schools and universities as jihadist blockade worsens fuel crisis
Mali has suspended schools and universities nationwide due to a severe fuel…
Gunmen kill 22 after shooting at baptism ceremony in Niger – reports
Gunmen on motorbikes have shot dead 22 people, most of them attending…
Jihadists ‘summarily executed’ 127 people in Niger, says rights group
Nearly 130 people have been "summarily executed" by Islamist insurgents in Niger…
How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa’s deadliest militant groups
Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind…
How ‘blood gold’ is fuelling conflict in West Africa
It has been a good year for gold. A host of turbulent…
Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge attack on Mali’s army
An al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out a major attack on…
Burkina Faso military accused of killing over 100 civilians in ‘massacre’
At least 130 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces and…
Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda group
Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists…
The region with more ‘terror deaths’ than rest of world combined
The Sahel region of Africa is the "epicentre of global terrorism" and…
Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso
Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting…
