Data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) confirms a sharp rise in politically motivated violence in the affected regions, with reported incidents and fatalities more than ...

Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM said it killed 70 soldiers in raids on two military posts in north Benin, the biggest death count ...

SITE quoted a statement by Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) on Thursday saying 70 soldiers were killed in attacks ...

A World Bank study finds that fewer than 10% of West African microenterprises belong to business associations, which ...

Many of these countries retained economic connections with France even after gaining independence.

Armed terrorist groups have reportedly imposed a full blockade on Torodi, a town in southwestern Niger, raising alarm over escalating insecurity and the ...

Algeria and Mali share a 1,400-kilometer border and long-standing cultural ties, but their visions for the region have ...

Ghana's president John Mahama has extended an invitation to the military leaders of Burkina Faso Mali and Niger to attend ...

Suspected jihadist insurgents have killed eight soldiers in northern Benin, which has seen an increase in deadly ...

Mali is preparing to activate its long-dormant sovereign investment fund. The country is drawing on Burkina Faso’s experience to guide the process. A delegation from Burkina Faso will share its model ...

Just before Christmas in 2021, Marianite of Holy Cross Sister Suellen Tennyson was stationed at her congregation’s medical ...