Five nations waging a battle against jihadism in the Sahel asked the UN Tuesday for money and other aid to help tackle a terror scourge that killed 14 people in the region just a day earlier. Leaders of the so-called G5 Sahel -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger -- gathered in the Burkinabe capital Ouagadougou seeking to beef up th ...

The government of the Central African Republic has inked a new peace deal with 14 armed groups, in a bid to end years-long fighting that has left thousands of people dead. The accord was initialled by President Faustin Archange Touadera for the CAR government and representatives of militias which control most of the country. It will be ...

President Donald Trump 39;s controversial choice to lead the World Bank could spark a revolt against US dominance of the institution and spur other members to unite behind an alternate candidate. The White House has confirmed to fellow Group of Seven nations that Trump will nominate US Treasury official David Malpass, a person familiar wit ...

Applications for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award is open until 23.59GMT 26th March 2019 5th February 2018 - The BBC has begun the search for the fifth BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Following a launch event in Lagos today, journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the prestigious prize, which aims ...

A summit of five nations that have joined forces to fight jihadism in the Sahel got under way on Tuesday, a day after a fresh terror attack in the region claimed 14 lives. Leaders of the so-called G5 Sahel -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger -- gathered in the Burkinabe capital of Ouagadougou. Their one-day meeting aims at ...