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

Bissau, an attempted coup in Benin: Africa has had a turbulent 2025. Why have coups become so frequent?Two coups and one foiled coup within eight weeks constitute a new dimension even for Africa's ...

ECOWAS declares a state of emergency as coups, political crises, and insurgency threaten West Africa's stability. Millions ...

The seized Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 aircraft that made an emergency landing at Bobo-Dioulasso Airfield in Burkina Faso has continued to generate controversy, as a recent report revealed that it ...

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

When Washington releases a new National Security Strategy, most African capitals issue polite statements and move on. That ...

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 ...

The African Sahel has entered a phase of accelerated security and geopolitical transformation over the past few years, shaped ...

Had last week's coup attempt in Benin been successful, it would have become the ninth to take hold in the region in the last ...