West African bloc ECOWAS rejected on Sunday a transition programme announced by Guinea-Bissau’s military rulers and demanded ...

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

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

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

It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim ...

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has pledged to defend democracy, deepen economic integration, and ...

Extremist groups competing for territory across West Africa could turn the region into a fluid insurgency corridor spanning ...

Guinea-Bissau takeover is the latest in the Sahel region, which has quietly become global epicentre of terrorism ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has received a financial boost of €18 million from the French ...

Applications are now officially open for the 2026 West Africa Oil and Gas Development Undergraduate Scholarship for eligible ...

Nigeria's cricket team, the Yellow Greens, successfully defended their West Africa Trophy title, defeating Rwanda by 40 runs in the final in Abuja.

This will be the final friendly game for South Africa before they completely switch their focus to the Africa Cup of Nations.