While the event reshaped Mali’s domestic politics, it also marked the beginning of a broader wave of military takeovers that swept parts of Africa between 2020 and 2023. Soldiers have toppled ...

Hundreds of European nationals are being evacuated from Niger in the wake of a military coup that has plunged the West African nation into a political crisis and rattled the region. Two Airbus ...

Rifts like the one between Niger and Benin spell trouble for a region as interconnected as West Africa. The post The Niger-Benin Rift Spells More Trouble for West Africa appeared first on World ...

Billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet system has become an increasingly common tool for armed groups to communicate in ...

NIAMEY, Niger, July 5, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A double attack Friday by suspected jihadists near Niger's western border with ...

Analysis - In the Sahel, violent terrorism--now structural--and various forms of trafficking, including that of migrants, are linked structural realities. The agonizing Trans borders cooperation is ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic are among 54 African countries that will be hosted in Nigeria for the maiden African ...

Sierra Leone's president is assuming the rotating leadership of the Economic Community of West African States. Under previous ...

Explore Foreign Affairs ’ coverage of the domestic politics and international relations of the region that includes Benin, ...

He said his focus would include building the capacity of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) to be able to meet the ...

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.