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Senegal's Prime Minister Amadou Ba has promised to lead the country towards "greater peace and prosperity" after the ruling party officially chose him to replace incumbent President Macky Sall.

Against the odds, facing the encroaching Sahara, he built a forest in Burkina Faso, becoming “a national hero” and winning acclaim abroad for his innovations.

A South African paramedic who had been held by jihadists in Mali for over six years has been released, security and humanitarian sources told French news agency AFP on Sunday. Gerco van Deventer was…

Gift of the Givers said it had facilitated the "unconditional" release of Gerco van Deventer.

West African leaders on Sunday kept sanctions imposed on Niger after a July military coup and demanded progress towards a short transition to civilian rule before easing the measures.

The two remaining members of West Africa's G5 Sahel group has said they are paving the way to dissolving the anti-jihadist alliance, after the other three founding countries recently left.

This is the surest way of honouring the dreams of our erudite founding fathers.

The terrorism discourse in Ghana shows how flawed views of the war on terror continue to shape thinking about security.

The junta in Niger has scrapped two key security agreements with the European Union that were intended to help fight violence in the Sahel region, as the country's army leaders discuss military cooperation…

Burkinabé filmmaker Apolline Traoré's feature "Sira" tells the story of a young woman abducted by jihadists who draws on her wits and courage to survive. Offering a rare insight into the lives of thousands…