In a time when anti-colonial rhetoric has become a rallying cry across parts of Africa, particularly in the Sahel, the ...

- The Atlantic route, through which Sahel migrants depart from West African coasts. They board boats of varying sizes bound for the Canary Islands, Spain. That route is very deadly, with deaths and ...

Niger plans to take in 4,000 migrants expelled from neighbouring Algeria for humanitarian reasons before sending them back to their ...

Under the glow of solar streetlights, Aichatou Alkassoum marvels at the Djibo Bakary Bridge in Farié, Niger. "At night, it's like a modern Niamey street," she says, her voice bright with pride. A ...

A posse of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past but Mauritania's camelback ...

French uranium mining company Orano says it has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the ...

Algeria, Africa’s largest country, is throwing its doors open to record numbers of visitors. Roman ruins and trekking through ...