With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...

Says Withdrawal Disrupts Intelligence Sharing, Counterterrorism Efforts ABUJA – Conference of Civil Societies and Centre for Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMICO) has expressed concern over the ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

President Trump threatened sanctions and tariffs on Russia if its leader, President Vladimir Putin, doesn’t reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Trump on Wednesday wrote on Truth ...

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose sanctions on Russia and its allies if a deal is not made soon to end Moscow's war on Ukraine. "We can do it the easy way, or the hard way - and ...

Among others, that belt includes Burkina Faso. Russia and the juntas frame the ... investment company “bankrolling the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.” Traore, a self-declared loyalist of Russia ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A mural reading " remain vigilant and mobilised” is seen in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Wednesday March 1 ...

“Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War!," he said in a social media post. President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin telling him to make a deal now ...

As we speak, the news cycle in Nigeria is being dominated by the activities of a new Islamic State (IS)- linked group called Lakurawa, comprising insurgents from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad ...

Most crossing the border are South Sudanese nationals who had previously fled from civil war in the world’s newest country, the statement noted. “The people of South Sudan continue to show ...

Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times With 1.2 million troops, North Korea’s military ranks among the world’s largest standing armies, and its entry into the war was a profound escalation in ...