Security analysts are divided. Vladimir Antwi-Danso called it unprecedented for a visiting head of state to carry a firearm ...

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

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

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

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

Twenty-eight soldiers died in an attack in northern Benin, a small West African nation increasingly witnessing violence attributed to jihadists based in neighbouring countries, a security source told ...

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Militants inflicted heavy losses on Benin's armed forces during an attack this week on a fortified military post in the north of the country, the military said in a statement.

Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities ...

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

The swearing-in of President John Dramani Mahama was a historic and highly anticipated event, drawing attention from both ...

Over 2.5 million people in Burkina Faso have been displaced due to violence from Islamist extremists and government forces.

Issa Kaou N'Djim, who previously supported Malian junta leader Assimi Goita before distancing himself, made the comments ...