Traders and scholars from Europe, the Middle East and Africa came ... part of the Mali Empire and became central to the empire’s wealth and prosperity. Its geographical location, sitting on ...

While sub-Saharan Africa recorded a 5% decline in terrorism deaths in 2024 to 909 from the prior year, the Sahel has seen the steepest increases in terrorism deaths globally, with nearly 20,000 deaths ...

“We have never seen anything like this,” said Kossi ag Mohamed, a 31-year-old herder who described fleeing his village in Mali ... West Africa senior analyst for the Armed Conflict Location ...