The UN Food and Agriculture Organization issued an alert for Algeria, Libya and Tunisia against groups of desert locusts. The outbreak that began in December in the Sahel spread to North Africa during ...

China has helped remake Niger's energy sector, but pay disparities and unequal employment roles have caused friction.

The extremist Islamic State group is resurging in parts of the world, adapting its tactics and expanding its reach despite ...

Local populations feel the effects of climate change, but new research shows only indirect links to violent extremism.

Local populations feel the effects of climate change, but new research shows only indirect links to violent extremism.Climate change does not directly lead to more terrorism in the Central Sahel.

As Earth continues to warm, more and more of the planet is becoming dry. A 2024 UN report found that in the last three ...

U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) has introduced bipartisan legislation to extend tax benefits to American service members ...

For years, Russia and its mercenaries seemed unstoppable as they gained footholds in numerous African countries, at the invitation of local governments.  They secured access to valuable raw materials ...

After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army ...

Climate change is the most pressing problem humanity will face this century. Tracking how the climate is actually changing ...

With its tomato patches and grazing cattle, the Ivory Coast village of Kimbirila-Nord hardly looks like a front line of the ...