Security analysts are divided. Vladimir Antwi-Danso called it unprecedented for a visiting head of state to carry a firearm ...

Their loved ones were slaughtered by extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes ...

Several African nations have expelled French troops, signaling a significant decline in the former colonial power’s influence ...

Going back to the days of the Cold War, many Africans studied in the Soviet Union and later Russia. They’re now among ...

Militants inflicted heavy losses on Benin's armed forces in a recent attack, highlighting the growing threat of jihadi ...

The law that could see 2015 coup plotters pardoned might set a dangerous precedent, while the current president has already ...

Harambee Stars will be out to qualify for the 2025 Mapinduzi Cup final when they face Zanzibar on January 10, a day after ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore, sparked concern when he attended Tuesday's inauguration of Ghana's ...

Twenty-eight soldiers died in an attack in northern Benin, a small West African nation increasingly witnessing violence attributed to jihadists based in neighbouring countries, a security source told ...

Burkina Faso's President Ibrahim Traoré was given a rousing welcome when he mounted the stage to congratulate Ghana's newly ...

Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamic extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed. Exhausted and ...