The African continent, long a theatre of political experimentation and turbulence, has in recent years witnessed a dramatic resurgence of military interventions in governance. Since 2020, at least ...

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday rallied West African leaders to close ranks against fresh shocks to democracy, citing the recent coup attempt in Benin Republic and renewed instability in Guinea-Bissau ...

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

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 ...

Presidents and their deputies from across west Africa have met in Nigeria for a regional meeting with agenda dominated by two coup attempts ...

According to several Beninese and Nigerien sources, the military authorities in Niamey were allegedly warned in advance of the attempted coup in Benin on 7.

A makeshift village in the Mauritanian desert shelters thousands of refugees who have fled Mali in recent weeks as fighting ...

Relive the most dramatic AFCON comebacks in football history. From Mali's miracle vs. Angola to Cameroon's heroics, see the ...