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

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

Military coupists like Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré and Mali’s Assimi Goïta have not only attracted domestic support but ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

The Nigerian military aircraft C-130 carrying 11 soldiers that made emergency landing in Burkina Faso over technical challenge, have remained detained by the authorities in Ouagadougou seven days ...