Rather than a beacon of hope, Burkinabè tyrant Ibrahim Traoré is a pointer to everything that is wrong with the continent.

The Sahel continues to be the region with the most terrorist violence, with Burkina Faso again being the country with the ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — United Nations experts on Wednesday urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the ...

Five Indian citizens were kidnapped in western Niger during an attack last week by armed men that also killed a dozen soldiers, according to two Nigerian security sources and a statement by Indian ...

Twelve Nigerien soldiers were reported killed during a surprise attack carried out by armed assailants in western Niger, ...

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

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 ...

Plotters included current and former soldiers, as well as terrorist leaders, who planned to swarm the presidential palace on ...

"The manoeuvre was to culminate, according to the terrorist plotters' plan, on Wednesday 16 April, 2025 in an assault on the ...