Suspected fighters from the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) have launched a devastating assault on Guiedougou, a ...

A leading Nigerian priest has praised President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso for making a strong statement in favor of ...

France was recently asked to leave Chad, and its relations in central and West Africa are increasingly weak. With Russian ...

Brits have been warned that the Foreign Office is advised against “all but essential travel” to 21 countries. Venturing to these parts of the world could prove risky, according to the Foreign, ...

The Lake Chad region has been repeatedly attacked ... junta overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum in 2023. Along with Burkina Faso and Mali – neighbouring states where juntas also snatched power ...

Exit from ECOWAS Before their official withdrawal in January, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their decision ... groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region. The Multinational Joint Task ...

While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence ...

Genetic insights into the Fulani people not only illuminate their biological history but also enrich our understanding of ...

The levy, which took effect last Friday, applies to all goods from ECOWAS member states entering any of the three nations, except for humanitarian aid.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to convene an extraordinary meeting later this month to address the controversial 0.5 percent import levy recently imposed by the Alliance ...

A Newsweek-created graphic shows the various travel advisories currently in place across Africa, including the no-go zones.