A week after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso, the situation remains tense in Ouagadougou, particularly among the armed ...

At 36, Captain Ibrahim Traore is the world's youngest leader who seized power in a military coup in 2022. However, the ...

Sanctioned by the West, welcomed in Niamey, the seat of power in Niger, Kamlesh Pattni – seen by some as the master of deceit with unmatched survival instincts – raises eyebrows whenever his name is ...

Russia’s growing footprints in Africa provide West African junta-led countries with an opportunity to recalibrate their ...

Algeria is rounding up migrants and dumping them across the border with Niger, according to a regional migrant rights group.

Gabriele Steinhauser is The Wall Street Journal’s Southeast Asia bureau chief. Before that, she covered sub-Saharan Africa ...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has warned that the growing number of unconstitutional changes in West Africa is endangering ...

THE BOSS of Barrick Gold, a Canadian mega-miner and the world’s second-largest gold producer, is no stranger to bust-ups with ...

Burkina Faso’s government foiled a coup plot targeting Captain Ibrahim Traoré, involving soldiers and terrorist groups aiming ...

The military government of Burkina Faso says it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow Ibrahim Traoré, junta leader, last week.

Ghana's new leader said Tuesday he initiated a fresh bid to woo back Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to the west African bloc ...

West African leaders are gathering in Accra, Ghana, for a two-day meeting to address the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and ...