ABUJA, Dec 14 - West African bloc ECOWAS rejected on Sunday a transition programme announced by Guinea-Bissau’s military ...

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

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

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

Across many parts of Africa’s Atlantic coastline, the sea is advancing several metres inland each year, destroying homes, ...

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

Coups and attempted coups in West Africa, along with escalating security challenges, have left the region in a state of ...

Extremist groups competing for territory across West Africa could turn the region into a fluid insurgency corridor spanning ...

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has pledged to defend democracy, deepen economic integration, and ...

Elections have become 'major trigger of instability in our community,' says ECOWAS Commission president - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Guinea-Bissau takeover is the latest in the Sahel region, which has quietly become global epicentre of terrorism ...

First-ever nonstop flight between America’s West Coast and Africa to launch in 2026 - The new 11-hour service will be ...