ABUJA, Dec 14 - West African bloc ECOWAS rejected on Sunday a transition programme announced by Guinea-Bissau’s military ...

Like its neighbor Mali, Burkina Faso also witnessed two successive coups. In January 2022, Roch Kaboré was ousted by Lt. Col.

Africa has been the hardest hit by the Trump administration's expanded travel ban that includes 20 more countries ...

A leader of the West African regional bloc says coups and attempted coups have left the region in a state of emergency.

It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim ...

Extremist groups competing for territory across West Africa could turn the region into a fluid insurgency corridor spanning ...

Islamist JNIM fighters have surrounded Mali's capital Bamako, blocking fuel supplies as the West African nation faces ...

By Robert Harvey and Seher Dareen LONDON, Dec 18 - West African crude oil sellers are struggling to find buyers for up to 26 ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has received a financial boost of €18 million from the French ...

Nigeria has moved to significantly boost its air power with the acquisition of 24 M-346FA light fighter aircraft from Italy in a deal estimated at €1.2 billion, marking the largest single purchase of ...

Millions of barrels of Nigerian and Angolan crude oil remain unsold as they struggle to compete with ample, cheaper supply ...

Across many parts of Africa’s Atlantic coastline, the sea is advancing several metres inland each year, destroying homes, ...