West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

Interpol, in collaboration with West African police forces, has carried out a series of successful operations targeting ...

Over the past decade, France has been forced out of over 70 percent of the African nations where it once maintained a ...

Holders Senegal will face a resurgent Nigeria and Sudan in Group D of the rescheduled African Nations Championship (CHAN) being co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in August.

The Home Eagles have been drawn in Group D of the 2024 African Nations Championship, CHAN, alongside defending champions ...

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

Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese and Chadian leaders said that the ousting of French troops from their territories was their ...

Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamist extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, ...

Those nations include coup-hit Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal and Chad, which is considered France’s most stable and loyal partner in Africa. The downscaling of military ties comes as France ...

After expelling the French troops, military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have moved closer to Russia. A wave of African countries is pushing the former coloniser back, but Senegal is ...

Franck Kessie stepped up from the penalty spot to send defending champions Senegal tumbling out of the Africa Cup of Nations and spark wild celebrations in Yamoussoukro. Kessie had given hosts ...