Suspected terrorists affiliated with Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, JNIM, have launched a coordinated and deadly assault ...

At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an attack near the Burkina Faso border, the Nigerien army announced Wednesday ...

"What is evident is that Benin is now at war--a war waged by French imperialism through proxy jihadist forces," argues Damien Zinsou Degbe of Benin's Council of Patriotic Youth, which has organized ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

"Terrorism remains a significant and evolving threat to global peace and security, one that no state can confront in isolation," Vladimir Voronkov, under-secretary-general for the Office of ...

At least 19 terrorists were killed when army launched retaliatory attacks between Gao city and Ansongo, says Malian Armed ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and ...

Cotonou: An Al Qaeda-linked militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Benin near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger that killed at least 28 troops this week.

Burkina Faso, Mali, Somalia, Nigeria and Niger — sit among the top 10 in the Institute for Economics and Peace’s 2024 Global ...

Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

Burkina Faso produced about 67 tonnes of gold in 2021. Since then, production has steadily declined due to security challenges. Despite new projects, the future of the gold sector remains uncertain.