A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria has launched a missile strike on Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, targeting the country's military head of state, Ibrahim Traoré. The claim is ...

Michael Elliott Langley is the 6th commander of United States (US) Africa Command, (AFRICOM). Michael Elliott Langley is the ...

Civic spaces are shrinking under Goita’s rule, democracy activists say, as the military suspends ‘political activity’.

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues prioritizing Africa and other friendly countries, this time in the context of 80th ...

West Africa’s Catholic bishops gather in Dakar to confront political turmoil, terrorism and division — seeking a united, self ...

Why ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.

Mali's junta on suspended political parties' activities "until further notice for reasons of public order", as the opposition ...

The political landscape of West Africa is shifting in ways that no one, least of all ECOWAS, seems prepared to handle. What began as a troubling pattern of military coups has evolved into something ...