Niger’s military forces killed Ibrahim Mahamadou, known as “Bakura,” during what officials described as a “surgical operation ...

Niger’s military forces killed Ibrahim Mahamadou, known as “Bakura,” during what officials described as a “surgical operation ...

Sixty-five years ago, 14 African countries gained independence from France. DW examines how they have developed since then — ...

Under President Donald Trump, the United States has reset relations with West Africa's military leaders on a mutual back-scratching basis, bartering help fighting jihadists for the Sahel region's ...

Unidentified armed men have killed four villagers in northeastern Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso, while another remains ...

Wagner, a feared Russian mercenary group that is notorious for staging a failed mutiny against Moscow and accused of committing serious abuses against civilians in Africa, is being replaced on the ...

West Africa’s internet backbone is set for a major boost as CSquared, a wholesale provider of fiber network infrastructure, ...

Out of the whole of the African continent, Nigeria stands as the most populous nation by far, and this translates to military ...

President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Omar Alieu Touray has disclosed plans by the regional ...