A high-level delegation from Abuja has visited Ouagadougou to ease tensions after a Nigerian military plane was forced to ...

Nigeria's fading influence leaves West Africa vulnerable as coups rise and foreign actors step in. Countries like Chad, Mali, ...

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Burkina Faso on Wednesday released 11 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force who were detained Dec. 8 after ...

The unconventional departure of Guinea-Bissau’s president has focused renewed attention on his country’s role in the booming ...

A new report has spotlighted the enduring tradition of the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) in Nigeria, tracing the lineage of these ...

The West Africa Bar Association (WABA), a leading regional organization representing legal professionals across West Africa, ...

When mutinous soldiers briefly seized Benin Republic’s national television station and a military base earlier this month, ...

Military rulers in west Africa's Sahel region may well have celebrated had a recent coup attempt in Benin resulted in another ...

West African leaders meeting in Abuja have issued a sweeping communiqué that hardens the regional bloc’s stance against coups, revives momentum for a single currency, and lays out a far-reaching ...

Despite its lack of substantive resources, Russia is winning the battle for influence in the information space across huge ...

West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened "targeted sanctions" on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau's return to ...

President Patrice Talon of the Republic of Benin on Wednesday received a delegation from the Nigerian Army, following Nigeria ...