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Nigeria: A nagging headache for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

By Amos SAFOSecurity analysts of the Alliance of Sahelian States (AES), comprising, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have cited Nigeria and the Ivory Coast as the biggest threats to their fight for ...
The Associated Press had rare access to a refugee camp in Mauritania, where people from Mali alleged say they witnessed ...
ECOWAS declares a state of emergency as coups, political crises, and insurgency threaten West Africa's stability. Millions ...
Had last week's coup attempt in Benin been successful, it would have become the ninth to take hold in the region in the last ...
An analysis of military coups in Africa, debunking the myth of soldiers as saviours and exploring how their rule leads to ...
Whether it's through injury, fallouts, failure to qualify, or a myriad of other reasons, not all of Africa's biggest names ...
In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military garb appeared on state ...
Guinea-Bissau’s president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, was ousted last November without any help. He has since fled the ...
The Republic of Niger was captured by Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani in 2023. These three countries exited the Economic Community ...
Kidnapping for ransom has a long history in the west African Sahel. In 1979, a rebel group led by Chad’s future president ...
The resurgence of military coups across Africa is stirring deep concerns about the continent’s democratic stability, ...
A military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and an attempted coup in Benin are the latest tests for ECOWAS. But it is the ...