Gen. Michael Langley highlights the threat of African terror groups expanding, with Al-Qaeda factions growing and aiming to access the west coast for attacks.

An earlier report from the NGO stated that the Burkina Faso government’s involvement was likely because of video evidence on ...

An official from Russia's Foreign Ministry has accused Kiev of arming rebels in the Sahel with weapons it received from ...

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 ...

Leaders of ECOWAS are gathering on Wednesday to celebrate 50 years since its formation and are expected to address regional security challenges as the continent also seeks answers in the face of US ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, 34 years old, became the provisional head of Burkina Faso’s government after a military coup in ...

Dismantling one of the world’s deadliest terror group’s access to illicit economies is key to countering its activities.

Armed Forest Guards Amid Rising InsecurityBy Mike Odeh James and Luka Binniyat (Abuja) Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu’s plan to tackle the rising tide of ins ...

Benin’s Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, also called Pendjari National Park, and its surroundings have been targeted by non-state ...

A West African al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso this week, ...

They are the Meharists, heirs to the camel-riding army units founded back in the time when imperialist France ruled the west African nation, whom AFP accompanied on patrol for two days ...

Human Rights Watch reports Burkina Faso forces killed at least 100 civilians ... The government denies involvement. Jihadist fighters retaliated, killing suspected collaborators.