West Africa

Burkina Faso's military junta said on Wednesday that a coup attempt had been thwarted the previous day by security and...

Nigeria’s two largest labour unions have declared an indefinite strike to begin next Tuesday in protest over the way the...

Washington will "consider all future steps" regarding its military presence in Niger, following France's announcement that it will withdraw its...

Burkina Faso's military junta on Monday suspended the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing "untruthful" articles that reported tension...

France will pull its troops out of Niger by the end of the year following a coup in the West African country...

Ghana's former trade minister said on Monday he would resign from the ruling party and run as an independent candidate...

France's decision to pull 1,500 troops from Niger leaves a gaping hole in Western efforts to counter a decade-long Islamist...

By Jan Bietenbeck* Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made remarkable progress towards reaching universal school enrolment in the past 25...

The ruling junta in Mali announced on Monday the postponement of presidential elections scheduled for February 2023. In a statement,...

The armies of Burkina Faso and Niger have killed an unknown number of militants in joint operations, local media has...