Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an ...

The Yoruba Nation, a group advocating for the breakaway of the South-West from Nigeria, has declared its absolute support for ...

Five Indian citizens were kidnapped in western Niger during an attack last week by armed men that also killed a dozen soldiers, according to two Nigerian security sources and a statement by Indian ...

Five Indian citizens were abducted in western Niger amid violence that also left a dozen soldiers dead. The kidnapped ...

Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has won the backing of key political allies to be declared president for the next ...

Amnesty International warned on Wednesday that military authorities in West Africa have been increasingly using enforced disappearances as a means of repression against civil and political activists ...

A national political conference launched by Mali’s military regime has recommended naming junta leader Gen. Assimi Goita, who ...

Several thousand people rallied in support of Burkina Faso's ruling junta Wednesday, days after the military authorities said they had uncovered a "plot" to overthrow the government.

It was 64 years last Sunday when Sierra Leone gained its independence from its colonial master, Great Britain. It marked the end of an era ...

Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, three breakaway states are testing West African solidarity, sparking a potential trade war. Unless last-minute diplomatic efforts can save ...

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