Chad has ended its defence cooperation pact with France - a move that could see French troops leave the country as the former colonial power's influence across the Sahel collapses.

Member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AoSS ... to the AoSS charter would be regarded as aggression against all parties and would require their assistance, individually or collectively ...

The Sahel region has faced substantial security, economic and development challenges in recent years. Over a decade of ...

Despite the fracture within Ecowas and animosity with western partners, regional and international collaboration is needed to ...

All three nations are nearing the end ... being forged under the bloc of the three junta-led countries known as the Alliance of Sahel States, or AES. Major highlights were the three countries ...

Newsrooms in countries across Africa's Sahel region are being ransacked and ... the abusive suspension of media outlets — these are all threats to the right to information in the Sahel., ...