Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali. That's according to civil society and ...

An Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in West Africa's Sahel region has claimed an attack on a military base in Mali on Sunday that two sources said had killed more than 30 soldiers.

Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has warned that the resurgence of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East, especially ...

More than 400 soldiers have reportedly been killed by insurgents since the start of May in bases and towns in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, an unstable region prone to coups.

Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, says he is optimistic about the return of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to the ...

An al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out a major attack on the Malian town of Boulikessi, and seized control of an army ...

Even without brothers who left our organization,’ ECOWAS has an ‘understanding of the need to continue together as members of ...

The American commander in charge of the US Africa Command (Africom) has defended his criticism of Burkina Faso’s junta leader ...

Plagued by conflict, Cameroon has overtaken Burkina Faso as the world's "most neglected" humanitarian crisis hotspot, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Tuesday in an annual report.

Tuggar said although the three countries have exited ECOWAS, Nigeria and other member countries would continue relating with ...

Foreign Minister Tuggar has said ECOWAS’ door remains open to Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger’s eventual return.