ABUJA, Dec 14 - West African bloc ECOWAS rejected on Sunday a transition programme announced by Guinea-Bissau’s military ...

Ivanhoe Atlantic project would supply iron ore to America and allies but faces opposition in west Africa — and Washington ...

It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim ...

A leader of the West African regional bloc says coups and attempted coups have left the region in a state of emergency.

Like its neighbor Mali, Burkina Faso also witnessed two successive coups. In January 2022, Roch Kaboré was ousted by Lt. Col.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is making a significant effort to reduce the cost of flying within West Africa. At their meeting in Abuja in December 2024, ECOWAS leaders agreed ...

Islamist JNIM fighters have surrounded Mali's capital Bamako, blocking fuel supplies as the West African nation faces ...

Coups and attempted coups in West Africa, along with escalating security challenges, have left the region in a state of ...

Extremist groups competing for territory across West Africa could turn the region into a fluid insurgency corridor spanning ...

Guinea-Bissau takeover is the latest in the Sahel region, which has quietly become global epicentre of terrorism ...

The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) plans to expand the West Africa Trophy, aiming to make it the biggest cricket tournament ...

Across many parts of Africa’s Atlantic coastline, the sea is advancing several metres inland each year, destroying homes, ...