Russia’s growing footprints in Africa provide West African junta-led countries with an opportunity to recalibrate their ...

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — An attack by Islamic militants on military posts in northern Benin last week left at least 54 soldiers dead, the West African country's government said. Authorities had ...

By Ben Aris in Belrin Moscow’s expanding presence in Africa has largely unfolded in silence, but the shift it represents is ...

Guinea will hold a constitutional referendum in September, four years after a military coup. The junta-led government isn't ...

By Paul Mamattah The Ambassador for Universal Peace Federation, Amb. Chief Oyeyemisola Fatuyi FIIM, CPI, has condemned the United States’ alleged plans to militarily intervene in Burkina Faso, warning ...

Ghana's new leader said Tuesday he initiated a fresh bid to woo back Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to the west African bloc ...

A new United Nations survey has documented a staggering 2,483 serious violations of children's rights in Burkina Faso between ...

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Following in the footsteps of its Ottoman forefathers, Ankara sees Africa as a core part of its global political and economic ...

Djibo, a town in northern Burkina Faso, came under attack this morning by jihadist forces, adding to the string of violent incidents that have destabilized the region. Affiliated with the Group ...

Four decades ago a 34-year-old army captain from Burkina Faso stood before the UN General Assembly and demanded a new world order. The speech, which was watched eagerly by young people across west ...

It would be a series of miscommunications in the CIA, FBI and the Army that not only allowed him to come to the United States, but also join the Army's Special Forces, work as an agent of foreign ...