MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has committed to helping military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger acquire arms and training for a planned 5,000-strong force to deploy in the central Sahel ...

The connection? Both Moroccan and Spanish authorities said the groups were aligned with Islamic State in The Sahel. The group is best known for wreaking a devastating wave of violence across ...

Spain will urge the European Union’s top diplomat to strengthen the bloc’s engagement with Africa’s Sahel region as part of a broader defense review, according to a person familiar with the ...