The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...

Of late, some armchair critics took a swipe at the orientations of Nigeria’s foreign policy vis-à-vis its effects on ...

It is quite likely that Moscow and Beijing might align their strategies in the continent. This is a recipe for a massive ...

Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough ...

Ebola is rare, deadly and has multiple variations. There is a vaccine for the Zaire type, now trials for another are underway ...

Niger's army said Wednesday that 10 soldiers died in an "ambush" in the western Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso, where authorities Niger ...

Two West African nations, after military takeovers, are reportedly taking steps to rejoin ECOWAS within the six-month ...

The United States' decision to freeze and potentially scrap its core aid agency jolted countries receiving its funding and ...

A study finds female genital mutilation or cutting is a leading cause of death: a young woman or girl dies every 12 minutes.

The Africa Visa Openness Index, an index which measures the extent to which each country in Africa is open to visitors from ...