Fears that fighting on Ghana’s northern border may spread ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the ...

Malian Army late Saturday confirmed that insurgents killed at least 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a ...

Yakubu Gowon, the only surviving founding father of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says he is ...

Discover the dire situation in Burkina Faso, where 60% of the nation is controlled by Islamist rebels. This underreported ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

BAMAKO - Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday, the army said late on Saturday. Read more at ...

Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation in West Africa, is leading a green revolution by turning its rural villages into ...

At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...