John Mahama has been sworn in as Ghana’s new president. He inherits a host of security challenges by dint of the country’s position in the west African region, which has become increasingly volatile.

The West African police action, known as Operation Sanu, also marked a first for tackling illegal sand mining in Gambia.

Examples include Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger, Guinea-Bissau, Benin and Sierra Leone. Since 2015, there have been at least 17 coups and attempted coups in the region. Terrorism and ...

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure ...

He referred to the fact that there have been coups in Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Chad, Mali and Sudan since 2020 as well as the loud ovation that the Mali leader received at the inauguration of ...

The coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger heralded a wave of strong anti-French sentiments across the continent. These sentiments saw protests across borders, especially by urban youth ...

Burkina Faso forward Dango Ouattara scored twice for Bournemouth in ... SEYDOUBA CISSE (Leganes) The Guinea midfielder struck for the relegation-battling minnows to earn a 1-1 draw at Espanyol. Cisse ...

Morocco 2025 will take place at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat on Monday, January 27.

To usher Ivorians into the new year, President Alassane Ouattara announced that French troops in Côte d’Ivoire will hand over the 43rd Marine Infantry Battalion (BIMA), a French army base ...

The draw for the 2025 African Nations Championships (CHAN) in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda made in Nairobi on Wednesday: ...

New patent and utility model procedures and updated fees form part of a legislative update to the Bangui Agreement that ...