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

West Africa correspondent Monika Pronczuk had already reported on allegations of abuses by Russians fighting jihadists as ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Office building fire in Indonesia kills 22. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A fire ripped through an office building in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people, ...