Sharaa, a rebel once aligned with al-Qaida, as Syria's president “in the transitional phase,” came after a meeting of the ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

Analysis - With terrorists' attacks still on the rise, across and around the Sahel, the continuous Sudan violent armed conflict must be more than worrying. Indeed, it affects all its neighbors.

The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But there’s a risk of authoritarianism and regime fragmentation.

A soldier identified as Lance corporal Samuel P. has allegedly been subjected to brutal maltreatment by a senior officer ...

French authorities Wednesday arrested another Algerian social media influencer as tensions soar between Paris and its North ...

As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country's northwest late last year, officials from ...

The United States hasn’t had a military draft since 1973, but men between the ages of 18-25 are still required to register ...

In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA, a coalition of separatist ...

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger.