The list of African countries under military rule may have risen to seven as the Army in Gabon said they had taken over power ...

The latest Most Neglected Crises report on world’s most invisible humanitarian emergencies lists African nations first.

On May 27, 2025 security reports from Burkina Faso disclosed that a convoy of 47 long vehicles disguised as carrying humanitarian aid was intercepted at a border between Togo and Burkina Faso.Acting ...

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), which was set up to promote trade and good governance across ...

A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully ... He posted on X that he, along with military leaders from neighbouring Mali and Niger, were inspired by it ...

The U.S. military’s top general in Africa said terrorist factions in the Sahel region have increased their presence so much ...

Attacks by Islamic militants are surging in western Africa, where the U.S. is struggling to track terrorist movements in the ...

Stakeholders hopeful Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger will return to bloc • Gowon reminisces how ECOWAS started • Buhari hails founding fathers, cites health reasons for absence Critical stakeholders of the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, ...

At the core of most demands for the US empire, we’re asking for kindergarten ethics– is that a stretch? It’s what the climate ...

Originally conceived to foster economic cooperation and regional integration, ECOWAS has since expanded its mandate to encompass regional collective security through Monitoring Group ECOMOG for ...