The Republic of Niger was captured by Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani in 2023. These three countries exited the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and formed the Alliance of Sahel States ...

It has been cited as a factor in struggles of African independence movements against colonial powers including France.

Hundreds of young demonstrators flooded the streets of Cotonou, the capital of the Benin Republic, on Saturday to condemn ...

Richard Kumadoe, fraud and security analyst, has warned that the escape of Benin coup leader Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri ...

A group of military officers in the Benin Republic invaded the country’s national television and announced the dissolution of ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic have remained hostile to Nigeria because of its opposition to the overthrow of democracy in the three French-speaking West African countries. Had last Sunday’s ...

Japan prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s assertion that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be a threat to her nation’s ...

Benin’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Olushegun Adjadi Bakari said about 200 West African soldiers, mostly from Nigeria and Ivory ...

Analysts and diplomats have supported Tinubu’s troop deployment to Benin, calling it essential to restore order and protect ...

About 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, remain deployed in Benin Republic following Sunday’s failed coup attempt, Olushegun Bakari, the country’s Foreign Affairs ...

The recent coup attempt in Benin Republic and Nigeria’s intervention have raised no little dust. In this analysis BIYI ...

A week ago, on December 7, 2025, President Emmanuel Macron of France made a statement that confirmed what many Nigerians had long feared: his personal closeness to President Bola Tinubu may have ...