Tension is mounting after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso. Officials say a plot to overthrow Capt Ibrahim Traoré has been foiled.

Foreign ministers from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, all military-ruled Sahel states, support a Moroccan initiative for ...

Foreign ministers of military-ruled Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said on Monday they endorse an initiative ...

The Foreign Ministers of the three land-locked countries particularly hailed the Initiative launched by the King to ...

Mali’s interim president, Colonel d’Armée Assimi Goïta, who came to power in a coup on 18 August 2020, enjoys remarkably ...

A general decline in trust in public institutions across Africa reflects the disconnect between state officials and the ...

A week after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso, the situation remains tense in Ouagadougou, particularly among the armed ...

Compared to the chaotic state of Western nations, Russia looks to Africans like a stable, reliable power — whatever internal ...

The tri-border region has long been plagued by extremist violence. Just last month, a jihadi group attacked a village there, ...

A surprise attack in western Niger by armed assailants has resulted in the deaths of 12 soldiers. The incident occurred near ...

Niger's army says an attack by armed men in western Niger has left 12 soldiers dead in a border area that has long been a ...