Jihadists have intensified their offensives in the Sahel region in recent weeks, carrying out bloody raids in Mali, ...

Ruth Maclean is the West Africa bureau chief for The Times, covering 25 countries including Nigeria, Congo, the countries in ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, 34 years old, became the provisional head of Burkina Faso’s government after a military coup in ...

Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) claims attack on Djibo military outpost, SITE Intelligence Group says.

Senegalese politician Ousmane Ciss, Member of the National Assembly of Senegal from the ruling Pastef party, made a statement ...

U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 100 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces in March near the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch said Monday. According to victim ...

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The International Telecommunications Union ranked the East African country first in its most recent ICT Regulatory Tracker.