Mali’s army says it has killed more than 200 Takfiri militants during a military operation in Sahel state.

Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Christophe Dabire resigns amid a security crisis and protests calling for a government reshuffle.

Sixteen soldiers are killed and 10 injured in a militant attack in central Mali, officials say.

Algeria bans French military planes from entering its airspace amid a deepening visa row, the French army says.

French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will withdraw more than 2,000 troops from West Africa’s Sahel region in the coming months.

French President Emmanuel Macron says France would begin shutting its bases in northern Mali in the upcoming months.

Leaders of countries in the West Africa’s Sahel region have abandoned their hopes in purported counter-terrorism efforts by France and started negotiating with armed militants to bring peace to the restive region.