West Africa

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

France has revealed that it provided surveillance, observation and logistical assistance to Benin’s armed forces to help fend off last...

Guinea-Bissau's military junta adopted a 12-month transitional charter that bars the interim president and prime minister from running in the...

Ghana's economy expanded by 5.5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, driven by an improvement in the agriculture and...

The leader of a failed coup in Benin has sought refuge in neighbouring Togo, a senior Benin government official told...

The coup attempt in Benin over the weekend not only sparked reactions in the immediate proximity of the country, with...

States in Africa's Sahel region accused Nigeria of violating their airspace, saying one of its military transport planes landed in...

Benin’s President Patrice Talon has thanked army leaders for helping to defeat an attempted military coup in the West African...

French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday that his country would strengthen ties with Nigeria at the request of his...

Benin's government said on Sunday its armed forces had foiled a coup attempt after a group of soldiers in the...