News about Western Sahara, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Indian nationals abducted while Mali’s army and armed groups clash, raising concerns crisis could resonate beyond Sahel.

Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s leader, counts admirers from Nairobi to Jamaica and London. Russia is also courting him.

Syria is formalizing a new chapter in its diplomatic relationship with Morocco, extending traditional ties between the two countries.

As armed groups shift away from direct confrontations with the military, commercial drones are increasingly used to carry out ...

In his new biography of the revolutionary psychiatrists life, Adam Shatz asks what Fanon would have made of the 7 October ...

As mercenaries leave Mali, experts say remaining Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps is more than just ‘Wagner rebranded’.

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in ...

French historian of Algerian origin, Benjamin Stora, revealed some of the secrets he shared with French President Emmanuel Macron over the course of nearly ten years. These exchanges, during which the ...

The Ruto government introduced the Finance Bill in May 2024, which was a clear attack on the living standards of the poor. In mid-June 2024, Kenyan youth took to the streets chanting "Ruto Must Go" ...