Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Benin, a security source told AFP on Thursday, as violence blamed ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Capt Ibrahim Traore sparked concern when he attended Tuesday's inauguration of Ghana's President John Mahama with a holstered pistol at his waist. Some have described ...

Going back to the days of the Cold War, many Africans studied in the Soviet Union and later Russia. They’re now among ...

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

The three countries of the AES are set to leave ECOWAS. The existential shock could lead to a rejuvenation of the West ...

When many Americans think of French culture, they imagine the Eiffel Tower and Parisian cafés, but Dr. Karen Sorenson is ...

Burkina Faso's President Ibrahim Traoré was given a rousing welcome when he mounted the stage to congratulate Ghana's newly ...

African governments have criticized a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he said that some leaders showed ...

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

In response, Chad's Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said Macron comments had revealed his contempt for Africa. "Chad ...

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

The ink had not dried on my dissertation approvals at USC, when Meg, my former wife, and I boarded a plane for Ouagadougou, ...