Seven West African member States of the Accra Initiative are dissatisfied with the EU's response to their joint appeal for accelerated partnership.  According to Beninese diplomatic sources, several West African states are preparing to launch a new regional anti-terrorist operation…

France could deliver drones and more sophisticated weapons to Benin to help it tackle a worsening Islamist insurgency that is threatening the region. President Emmanuel Macron made the pledge on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Benin's President Patrice…

Mali's armed forces say terrorists simultaneously attacked a military camp located in the western town of Kalumba, and the camp in Sokolo. In a statement on Wednesday, the armed forces of Mali also denounced terrorist infiltration attempts in the Hamadoun Bocary…

Authorities in Niger Republic have extended the state of emergency in the Diffa region and in other areas of the regions of Tahoua and Tillabéri  The Diffa, Tahoua and Tillabéri regions are among the targets of recent attacks organized by…

Guinea Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco EMBALO, who doubles as the current ECOWAS President arrived in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso late Sunday morning.  He was welcomed at Ouagadougou International Airport by the Head of State, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo DAMIBA.  Leading the ECOWAS delegation was…

An armed group affiliated with al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the country’s main military base near the capital.  The group said the attack was a response to the government's collaboration with Russian mercenaries. Abdullahi Hassan reports