When hundreds of protesters waved Russian flags during mass demonstrations in northern Nigeria in early August, it sent shock waves through the West African country. Military commanders swiftly ...

Leaders from the west African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday admitted during talks in the Nigerian capital that the region was in ...

By: Bolade AdeyemiIn an atmosphere charged with both urgency and optimism, the West Africa Economic Summit 2025 convened on Saturday, June 21, at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. It was ...

Marine Gen. Michael Langley warns Sahel region is the epicenter of global terrorism with groups expanding through West Africa By Louis Casiano , Liz Friden Fox News Published May 29, 2025 6:57pm EDT ...

Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto, left, greets U.S. Africa Command leader Gen. Michael Langley, center right, during a defense conference in Nairobi, Kenya, May 28, 2025.

Democracy declined for 8th straight year around the globe, institute finds. ... which is one of a growing list of West African countries where the military has taken power, ...

In this excerpt from Eliot Stein's 'Custodians of Wonder,' a writer travels to West African to find an 800-year-old instrument called the ... Balla Kouyaté Lane Turner/The Boston Globe/Getty Images.