Nearly 250 imams and Islamic preachers joined a national awareness session against online hate speech Saturday and Sunday, ...

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

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

Cattle rustling is a profitable revenue stream for insurgents and threatens the stability of the West African region.

BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso — Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his ...

Burkina Faso’s ruler has officially scrapped the country’s electoral commission, describing it as unnecessary and financially ...

The UN shuts up anyone who exposes Islam’s heavily documented pattern of violence against non-Muslims, including the murders ...

In Burkina Faso, thousands of people rallied in support of interim President Ibrahim Traoré Wednesday, after military rulers said they foiled a plot to overthrow his transitional government ...

Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the army alleging the plotters were based in neighbouring Ivory Coast.

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As armed groups shift away from direct confrontations with the military, commercial drones are increasingly used to carry out ...

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