By Anait Miridzhanian DAKAR (Reuters) -At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in ...

"If we had peace tomorrow, it would still take five to 10 years just to stabilise the country's livestock population." ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso’s military rulers have dissolved the country’s independent electoral commission, authorities ...

Amid its latest move to boost tourism, the world's hottest country is now under Canada's Level 4 travel advisory.

In jihadist-threatened north Benin, the army is waging a campaign away from the front -- a programme of social projects, ...

Thirteen West African countries are set to benefit from a $9.44 million grant aimed at reducing vulnerability and ...

Burkina Faso concluded a military parachuting certification program on July 1st for 200 soldiers, with logistical and technical support from Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR). The training took place ...

Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists in the country's north last week near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger.

Survivors recount a village massacre carried out by Burkina Faso’s security forces Lifeless children intertwined together. A 2-month-old face-up on the ground. The scenes were horrifying, but ...

NIAMEY: An Indian national was killed and another abducted in what India’s embassy termed a “terrorist” attack in southwestern Niger, while a third is listed as missing, it said in a statement on ...

Twenty-eight Benin soldiers were killed near the border between Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso in January in an attack also claimed by the GSIM.

Mopti Region, MaliA recent surge of attacks by an al Qaeda-linked group across Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger signals its ...