Islamist JNIM fighters have surrounded Mali's capital Bamako, blocking fuel supplies as the West African nation faces ...

Nigeria's Air Force has reacted to threatening statements by neighbouring Mali after a Nigerian military aircraft headed to ...

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

DAKAR, Senegal -- A Nigerian Air Force plane made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso late Monday due to an in-flight ...

According to several Beninese and Nigerien sources, the military authorities in Niamey were allegedly warned in advance of the attempted coup in Benin on 7.

Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wa al Muslimeen (JNIM) has resumed attacks on fuel tankers along one of Mali’s main supply corridors ...

A Malian judge has ordered the return of three metric tons of gold, valued at roughly $400 million, seized nearly a year ago ...

Security expert, Zagazola Makama, has sharply criticised the seizure of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft ...

Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early December 2025. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel ...

Instability from Latin America to the Middle East risks spreading as conflicts, proxies, and shifting alliances shape 2026.

When Benin's government over the weekend fought back a coup attempt, they had unlikely help: troops and air strikes from ...

The soldiers, calling themselves the Committee for Refoundation, stormed the national television station Sunday morning. Led by Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri, eight soldiers appeared in a broadcast announcing ...