A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic rule following national ...

A commission in junta-led Niger has recommended a five-year transition timeframe back to civilian rule. Back in 2023 when the military seized power, the junta suggested three years for the transition, ...

In a symbolic ceremony this Thursday, France will officially transfer control of the Port-Bouët military camp to the Ivorian ...

Abdulsalami recalled how he grew up with Babangida on the streets of Minna before the duo decided to join the military with ...

Abdulsalami Abubakar says a soothsayer predicted in 1952 that Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, (IBB), would become Nigeria's head ...

An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in northeastern Mali on February 7, 2025, killing at least 34 civilians and injuring 34 ...

IVORY COAST troops took over the last remaining French army base in the country today, as the former colonial power withdraws forces across west Africa. But Defence Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara ...

The ready availability of small arms will keep Nigerian security in ICU for a long time if not tackled head-on, reckons AUSTIN ISIKHUEMEN ...

The quote above by General Christopher Gwabin Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) during an interview in December ...

Analysis - African countries have had nine successful military coups since 2020. In west and central Africa, there have been at least 10 coup attempts in the same period. Those of Niger, Mali, Burkina ...

An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in northeastern Mali on February 7 ...