Analysis - The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to ...

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

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

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 ... Group to Support Islam and Muslims ...

The Chairman of the interim Hajj Taskforce, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has said that the previous NPP government left a whopping ...

Suspected terrorists affiliated with Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) have carried out a devastating assault on a ...

A police officer and a soldier stop a motorcycle at a checkpoint in Porga, Benin, on March 26, 2022. (Credit: Marco Simoncelli/AP.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic bishops in Benin extended ...

Examples include Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger ... actions on the grounds of addressing terrorism. Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin and the Islamic State Sahel Province have expanded ...

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...