Following a foiled coup attempt in Burkina Faso on April 21, thousands across Africa rallied in solidarity with the country ...

Kehinde Sanni spends his days smoothing out dents and repainting scratched bumpers in a modest autobody shop in Lagos. He has ...

A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria has launched a missile strike on Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, ...

Jihadist groups in the Sahel region are arming themselves largely through looting their countries' own military stockpiles, new research reveals, debunking theories that jihadists are being ...

As Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger chart a new political course through military-led governments, international condemnation ...

Canada’s Fortuna Mining is eyeing expansion into Guinea after exiting Burkina Faso, where it faced regulatory instability and ...

Fortuna Mining shifts focus to Guinea for gold exploration, citing discovery potential, after exiting neighboring Burkina ...

About 10 soldiers were killed and seven injured in an attack in Niger's Dosso region this week, authorities said in a statement broadcast on state radio, while a security source told Reuters the death ...

Trucks, camel caravans and donkeys returning at nightfall laden with enormous cargoes of wood are becoming a rare sight in ...

While challenging ECOWAS to evolve into a more inclusive, resilient, and responsive institution, Allison stated this is ...

Alongside its Sahel neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger is battling an insurgency by jihadist groups linked to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State. The security source said 18 soldiers were missing.

Burkina Faso and its neighbours Mali and Niger have all seen military officers seize power in coups since 2020. The new leaders have introduced new mining codes to increase local control over the ...