For a decade, the United Nations’s most visible role in the Sahel was its peacekeeping mission in Mali.The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali…
Abuja, Nigeria – In December 2025, Burkina Faso detained 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel after their C-130 transport aircraft made an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso while…
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – Captain Ibrahim Traore, a 38-year-old army officer who seized power in a 2022 coup, has become one of Africa’s most recognisable leaders,…
Warning comes as Western Europe experiences a heatwave, with temperatures reaching highs not typically expected until the summer.The hottest year since records began is almost certain…
Note: Al Jazeera is withholding some details of interviewees, such as surnames, to protect their identities.Douankara, Mauritania – One evening in late March, 75-year-old Moctar gathered…
