By Amos SAFOSecurity analysts of the Alliance of Sahelian States (AES), comprising, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have cited Nigeria and the Ivory Coast as the biggest threats to their fight for ...

The African Sahel has entered a phase of accelerated security and geopolitical transformation over the past few years, shaped ...

Despite its lack of substantive resources, Russia is winning the battle for influence in the information space across huge ...

Editorial - Having two neighbours - Niger being the other - under the spell of military rule, and a strong jihadist foothold, clearly presents palpable danger to our country.

The Federal Government said yesterday that discussions were still ongoing over the detention of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft and 11 soldiers, noting they were yet to be released by the ...

As Western alliances crumble in the Sahel, Türkiye is forging a new strategic axis stretching from the Mediterranean to the ...

Bissau, an attempted coup in Benin: Africa has had a turbulent 2025. Why have coups become so frequent and how can the ...

ECOWAS will scrap air taxes and cut charges from January 2026 to lower fares, boost travel, and support airlines.

Military coupists like Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré and Mali’s Assimi Goïta have not only attracted domestic support but also regional popularity, lauded for their anti-colonial rhetoric against ...

President John Dramani Mahama has called for renewed diplomatic engagement between the Economic Community of West African ...

Had last week's coup attempt in Benin been successful, it would have become the ninth to take hold in the region in the last ...

When Washington releases a new National Security Strategy, most African capitals issue polite statements and move on. That ...