Citizens increasingly find themselves trapped between three unappealing forces—the entrenched culture of ‘electoral despotism’, external imperial influence and internal military domination. The ...

ECOWAS leaders agreed on a plan to significantly lower air travel costs, which is intended to boost regional unity and access ...

Coups and attempted coups in West Africa, along with escalating security challenges, have left the region in a state of emergency, a leader of the regional bloc said Tuesday. Omar Touray, president of ...

Renewed exploration interest is surging across West Africa’s Atlantic margin, driven by promising Cretaceous geology and the ...

West Africa is in a state of emergency, the president of ECOWAS told the regional bloc’s security council on Tuesday. It’s ...

Africa is uniting to transform the future of air travel across the continent. Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Conakry, Cape Verde, and Gambia have come together to break barriers in the ...

The survival of the groups that have replaced the Wagner Group mercenaries in West Africa is far from assured after they have taken regular beatings in recent months. That is unlikely to mean the ...

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John W. Brennan, deputy commanding general of U.S. Africa Command, summarizes accomplishments during African Lion 2025. (Video Still: Sgt. 1st Class Abel Aungst) U.S. top military ...

Did you know almost every hurricane begins in Africa, but Africa itself doesn’t experience hurricanes? Here’s why: These powerful and long-lived tropical storms known as hurricanes are primarily from ...