ECOWAS, the West African Regional Bloc has risen in Nigeria’s defence over the claims by Niger Republic that it was plotting ...

The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has refuted claims that Nigeria was involved in any military cooperation with ...

Senegal's prime minister said Friday the government was closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially ...

Senegal’s prime minister has announced the closure of “all foreign military bases” in the country, a statement essentially aimed at France, the African nation's former colonial ruler ...

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last month expressed his desire to close the French bases in Senegal. “Senegal is an ...

In November, the world’s most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last ...

Chad has officially taken control of a French military base in Faya, mere weeks after N’Djamena terminated its defense ...

Despite being rich in natural resources, the Sahel region of Africa remains mired in extreme poverty, political instability and warfare. What are the broader implications of military coups for ...

Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to ...