UN Security Council to hold first meeting on Ethiopia's Tigray
Jihadist threat keeps 300,000 voters from Burkina polls
Burkina Faso goes to the polls in shadow of jihadist threat
In jihadist-hit Burkina areas, no elections -- and no state
Sory Bamba: Malian music's forgotten great
French forces kill jihadist commander in Mali
Vatican's former France envoy on trial for sexual assault
Mali ex-president Amadou Toumani Toure dies aged 72
Elite European anti-jihadist force takes first steps in Sahel
At least 140 dead in migrant boat sinking off Senegal last week: IOM
Two jihadists convicted, sentenced to death for 2015 Mali attacks
A 27-year-old U.S. citizen was nabbed in Niger without anyone noticing, a local authority said.
Mali trial over 2015 Bamako attacks opens
American citizen kidnapped in Niger, says local official
$1.7 bln pledged in aid to save Sahel from 'breaking point'
French aid worker freed by captors returns home from Mali
Mali frees more jihadists, boosting hostage release scenario
Momentum drains from West African common currency plans
'Enough is enough': China attacks US at Security Council
Islamic State expanding globally amid setbacks: US official
West Africa leaders press Mali junta over transition
Mali junta vows 18-month transition govt as opponents cry foul