Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

Zangbeto masquerades the traditional Voodoo guardians of the night performing ahead of the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) ...

“It basically shows … an infiltration and expansion of JNIM into Benin,” Bruijne added. The attack also raised further concerns about joint security efforts in West Africa, whose regional ...

a director with the Institute of West Asian and African Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Sunday. According to the plan, China and Africa will in the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A girl holds a portrait of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a market in Lagos, Nigeria, March 31, 1978, the ...

ETIHAD STADIUM, MANCHESTER — Erling Haaland continued his return to form with a goal in each half as Manchester City claimed a 4-1 Premier League win over West Ham. A fortuitous 2-0 win at ...

It's no secret the West Midlands has some of the country's ... have not yet appeared on Google Maps. That means motorists using this new junction will have to rely on old-fashioned street signage.

Big tests for new governments Amid an uncertain outlook, new leaders will be at the helm. Major African elections in 2024 saw incumbents defeated in Senegal, Ghana and Botswana. Voters ousted the ...

This move follows broader trends across West Africa, with nations like Senegal and Chad also reevaluating their defence partnerships and asserting greater sovereignty. In a televised year-end ...