Sahel Islamist insurgency

More jihadist attacks were reported over the weekend, said to have led to dozens of casualties.

This is the deadliest known attack since insurgents began operating in Benin at the beginning of the decade.

Africa's Sahel region accounts for more than half of terror-related killings, a new reports says.

Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

The French president said Sahel nations owed their sovereignty to France's anti-terror intervention.

BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held captive by insurgents in Burkina Faso.

Men dressed in military uniform are seen mutilating a dead body in a viral video.

A brazen attack on the capital by al-Qaeda-linked fighters highlights the junta's security issues.