The capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force have geopolitical implications for combating terrorism and threats of coups in ...

Leaders of the west African ... in west Africa. But the alliance faces rising security threats and criticism over its tactics. How countries in both regional blocs navigate their security ...

Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc in December. The three countries have been granted a six-month ...

France’s defense ministry said the role of French troops in Africa is to train local soldiers and reinforce their capacities ... in several West and North African countries, while governments ...

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

How he handles the country ... West Africa. The situation for youth is particularly dire, as only about ten percent of university students or graduates find jobs within a year of completing their ...

Bir Tawil is a 2,060-square-kilometer stretch of desert in Africa that no country claims ... have journeyed to the desert, planting flags and declaring their own micronations.

The Sahel region of Africa, between the Sahara and the tropical savannahs to the south, has emerged as a significant base of groups that want to establish jihadist states. A jihadist state is a ...

France's defense ministry said the role of French troops in Africa is to train local soldiers and reinforce their capacities ... protests in several West and North African countries, while ...

Because of that, some African leaders now expect that his administration could bring their countries ... Maclean is the West Africa bureau chief for The Times, covering 25 countries including ...

France's defense ministry said the role of French troops in Africa is to train local soldiers and reinforce their capacities ... protests in several West and North African countries, while ...