The death toll from the flash floods that have devastated parts of Niger State in north-central Nigeria has risen to 200.

An al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out a major attack on the Malian town of Boulikessi, and seized control of an army ...

The list of African countries under military rule may have risen to seven as the Army in Gabon said they had taken over power ...

The Malian army said it had foiled an attack on a military camp in Timbuktu on Monday morning, a day after a jihadist assault ...

An Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in West Africa's Sahel region has claimed an attack on a military base in Mali on Sunday that two sources said had killed more than 30 soldiers.

Challenged by a spreading insurgency that is employing new tactics and equipment, the Nigerian military has lost control of a ...

The government in Togo has suspended the issuance of new mining permits to all foreign companies in the country. A ...

Niger’s transitional president has accused France of arming militants as part of efforts to force regime change Read Full ...

Robert Fowler says it would take 'a very large and serious effort to eradicate' Islamic terrorism groups in West Africa, which U.S. military officials warn could attack America.

An Al Qaeda-linked group, JNIM, claimed an attack on a Malian base, killing over 30 soldiers. With over 400 soldiers killed ...

More than 400 soldiers have reportedly been killed by insurgents since the start of May in bases and towns in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, an unstable region prone to coups.