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

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

Military juntas in three West African states warned they would shoot down any aircraft that violated their airspace, after a ...

One of the Ivorian sources, a senior counterterrorism official, said Abidjan and Washington agreed on regional security needs ...

Elections have become 'major trigger of instability in our community,' says ECOWAS Commission president - Anadolu Ajansı ...

A Nigerian human rights advocate, Francis Nwapa, has blamed the military coup in the Republic of Benin on what he described ...

The Economic community of West African States has approved major changes aimed at reducing the high cost of flying within ...

Guinea-Bissau takeover is the latest in the Sahel region, which has quietly become global epicentre of terrorism ...

BONGO Flava star Diamond Platnumz will begin a series of end-of-year performances in West Africa yesterday, starting in Lagos, Nigeria. He is set to headline a major music event organised by leading ...

This will be the final friendly game for South Africa before they completely switch their focus to the Africa Cup of Nations.

Born out of the vacuum left by Air Afrique, Asky has become one of the few genuine success stories in a region where national ...