Salvador Ousmane paints a damning picture of the African military juntas that came to power in West Africa in recent years, ...

Burkina Faso's ruling military junta has arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in ...

Rwanda hosted the "African Renaissance Retreat," an event spearheaded by Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote to unite African business leaders and policymakers. The retreat aimed to address the ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie, which ...

The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has expressed deep concern over Malawi's persistent failure to allocate at least 20% of the national budget to education, as per the Dakar Framework ...

SADAT can protect Ankara’s economic interests. Reports suggest that this could already be happening in Niger, where SADAT may even be protecting Russian Nordgold’s mines, again demonstrating a ...

France’s influence in the region has steadily declined, with its forces also exiting Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad in recent ... personnel working on bases in Dakar. The French Embassy, however ...

The government of Nigeria said it was expanding its deradicalization program, Operation Safe Corridor, to the country's North West region to tackle rising insecurity. The geopolitical zone ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — France handed control of two military ... It has suffered setbacks in West Africa in recent years, including Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso, where French troops are no longer on ...