DAKAR, Senegal -- A Nigerian Air Force plane made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso late Monday due to an in-flight ...

Says we're on top of the situationThe Federal Government said yesterday that discussions were still ongoing over the detention of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft and 11 soldiers, noting they were ...

The military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched a regional investment bank with an initial capital ...

The military junta in Burkina Faso has adopted a bill restoring the death penalty nearly a decade after the West African ...

Analysis - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strong diplomatic relations with the Sahel, also based on the precious metal: gold. Concerned countries are: Sudan, Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad ...

The 11 Nigerian soldiers have spent their sixth day in detention in Burkina Faso after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft made a ...

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

States in Africa's Sahel region accused Nigeria of violating their airspace, saying one of its military transport planes landed in Burkina Faso on Monday without clearance.

Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian military personnel detained after Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft made what the ...

Findings by the Afrobarometer research network, which has repeatedly polled tens of thousands of African citizens, provide ...

It began quietly mdash; a Nigerian aircraft making an unremarkable landing under circumstances that are still being contested ...

Growing autocratic rule, a rise in jihadist attacks and a proliferation of coups in the Sahel contributed to the attempt by ...