Military rulers in west Africa's Sahel region may well have celebrated had a recent coup attempt in Benin resulted in another ...

President John Dramani Mahama has called for building a bridge between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ...

Three West African countries have joined forces to launch a regional investment bank with a capital of 500 billion CFA francs ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have officially launched a regional investment bank capitalised at 500 billion CFA francs ($895 ...

Nigeria is navigating a delicate diplomatic situation after personnel of the Nigerian Air Force were detained in Burkina Faso ...

The regional competition for emerging artists BE OPEN Regional Art, developed by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, is proud ...

Amid reports of gunfire and civilians scampering to safety in the economic capital, Cotonou, Beninese and others across the ...

Despite its lack of substantive resources, Russia is winning the battle for influence in the information space across huge ...

Military coupists like Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré and Mali’s Assimi Goïta have not only attracted domestic support but ...

By Amos SAFOSecurity analysts of the Alliance of Sahelian States (AES), comprising, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have cited Nigeria and the Ivory Coast as the biggest threats to their fight for ...

West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened "targeted sanctions" on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau's return to ...

Presidents and their deputies from across west Africa met Sunday in Nigeria for a regional meeting whose agenda was dominated by two recent coup attempts.