West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

Their loved ones were slaughtered by extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes ...

Going back to the days of the Cold War, many Africans studied in the Soviet Union and later Russia. They’re now among ...

A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a ...

Interpol said Tuesday a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the ...

The collapse of direct engagement between the ECOWAS countries and the AES countries is today the main problem for forward movement.

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure ...

Ibrahim Traore hits back at French president saying that African leaders had ‘forgotten to say thank you" to Paris for ...

Jihadist groups and national armies have been killing civilians across west Africa with "impunity" in the past two years, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso ...

A group known as Muryar Talaka Awareness Initiative has commended the federal government over its diplomatic efforts in Niger ...