This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

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

France helped the authorities in Benin thwart a coup attempt at the weekend, an aide to President Emmanuel Macron said ...

DAKAR, Senegal — It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on ...

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

ECOWAS declares a state of emergency across West Africa due to rising political instability, military coups, and terrorism, ...

Rwanda's cricket team is making a statement at the 2025 West Africa Trophy, leading the tournament standings and dominating ...

A local vehicle exporting business has been hit with a $36.9-million penalty for selling 2,300 vehicles from Ontario to West ...

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