Pan-Africanists' behind viral deepfakes dey tout di junta ruler as example for African leaders, building on disappointment ...

A West African al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso this week, ...

The first presentation of its kind, “New African Masquerades” offers a rare look into contemporary West African masquerade.

So future negotiations will focus on the remaining seven ECOWAS countries: Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, ...

While many continue to look at Burkina Faso as the next likely site of political upheaval, they may be looking in the wrong ...

The West African geopolitical landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ...

In January, the West African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger completed their year-long process of exiting the ...

Since January 2025 when Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially withdrew their membership of the Economic Communities of West ...

Militant Islamist violence in the Sahel continues to shift southward and westward, putting ever more pressure on population centers in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—as well as on their coastal West ...

Political party bans by military authorities in Burkina Faso and Niger have met little resistance, but in Mali they ignited ...

Russia has intensified its engagement in the Sahel by delivering humanitarian aid to Burkina Faso and preparing a significant ...