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 ...

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West African leaders on Sunday threatened military action against Niger, where soldiers seized power in a coup on Wednesday, unless the country’s democratically elected president is restored to ...

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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 ...

A double attack Friday by suspected jihadists near Niger's western border with Burkina Faso left 10 troops dead, authorities ...

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 ...

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 ...