The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

Senate has directed its committees on Intelligence and National Security and Foreign Affairs to probe allegations by the Head of State of Niger Republic, Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani, ...

Raila Odinga's bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship gains momentum as the government announces the number ...

The Nigerian Senate has directed its committees on intelligence, national security and foreign affairs to probe the allegations made by the Head of State of the Niger Republic, Brigadier General ...

The Nigerien military junta recently accused Nigeria of collaborating with France to destabilise his rule by supporting the ...

The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...

The military junta in Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to leave the country. The regime, which ...

The Trump administration's decision to suspend American aid to foreign countries for 90 days has caught many African governments off guard. In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ...