Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Benin, a security source told AFP on Thursday, as violence blamed on jihadists based in neighbouring countries increases.

Their loved ones were slaughtered by extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes ...

Francis Ahovi, a security analyst and Executive Secretary of Global Security for Africa Research and Good Governance ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore, sparked concern when he attended Tuesday's inauguration of Ghana's ...

Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Benin, a security source told AFP on Thursday, as violence blamed ...

Going back to the days of the Cold War, many Africans studied in the Soviet Union and later Russia. They’re now among ...

The Head of State of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has commended President John Dramani Mahama on his new leadership ...

Security expert and Executive Secretary of Global Security for Africa Research and Good Governance (GLOSARGG), Francis Ahovi, is of the view that President John Mahama has sacrificed his life to ...

Burkina Faso's President Ibrahim Traoré was given a rousing welcome when he mounted the stage to congratulate Ghana's newly ...

The law that could see 2015 coup plotters pardoned might set a dangerous precedent, while the current president has already ...

The nation’s security apparatus was heavily criticised by a section of the public for allowing Burkina Faso's military Head ...

Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso ...