Gen. Michael Langley highlights the threat of African terror groups expanding, with Al-Qaeda factions growing and aiming to ...

Ruth Maclean is the West Africa bureau chief for The Times, covering 25 countries including Nigeria, Congo, the countries in ...

Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley described the Sahel region, which includes Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, as “the epicenter ...

The Sahel region in Africa is now the “epicenter of terrorism on the globe,” a four-star Marine Corps general warned Thursday ...

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The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering underlying causes of African insurgencies ...

The U.S. military’s top general in Africa said terrorist factions in the Sahel region have increased their presence so much in the past three years that they soon may be able to launch attacks ...

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Michael Langley, the four-star Marine General who leads U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), said the Sahel region of the continent is now the "flashpoint of prolonged conflict and growing instability.

The U.S. military’s new posture comes even though many African armies remain ill-equipped and insurgent groups expand.