A leader of the West African regional bloc says coups and attempted coups have left the region in a state of emergency ...

France helped the authorities in Benin thwart a coup attempt at the weekend, an aide to President Emmanuel Macron said ...

The military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched a regional investment bank with an initial capital ...

Some 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, have been deployed in Benin to support the government ...

PM Narendra Modi is heading for a three-nation tour next week, covering West Asia and Africa. He will first head to Jordan, ...

DAKAR, Senegal — It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on ...

Islamist JNIM fighters have surrounded Mali's capital Bamako, blocking fuel supplies as the West African nation faces ...

West Ham United host Aston Villa on Sunday, knowing they face a massive challenge. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side have shown ...

ECOWAS declares a state of emergency across West Africa due to rising political instability, military coups, and terrorism, ...

Like its neighbor Mali, Burkina Faso also witnessed two successive coups. In January 2022, Roch Kaboré was ousted by Lt. Col.

The region of Western Africa comprises countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, ...