Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024 due to law enforcement crackdowns and stronger cyber defenses, forcing attackers to adapt with new tactics.

THE 613 men had travelled from their native Niger to neighbouring Libya, where many of them planned to reach Europe over the ...

Armed assailants in western Niger killed at least 10 soldiers in an ambush on a military unit that had been sent to hunt cattle rustlers in ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening the bloc's standing and ...

A recent ambush by criminals near Niger's border with Burkina Faso resulted in the death of at least 10 soldiers. The ...

The Trump administration's decision to suspend American aid to foreign countries for 90 days has caught many African governments off guard. In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ...

The Africa Visa Openness Index, an index which measures the extent to which each country in Africa is open to visitors from ...

Politics is about leadership and hard work, but it won't hurt to celebrate those politicians who blend governance with great fashion.

New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.