After several years of suspension, political parties in Burkina Faso have been formally dissolved by the military government, ...

Niger's military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an air force base in the capital.

The Islamic State extremist group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack in Niger on an air force base in the capital ...

The Economic Community of West African States has said the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the bloc is complicating regional counter-terrorism efforts, even as it intensifies ...

Speaking about the situation in the Sahel region, Lieutenant General John Brennan Jr. noted that the US continues to cooperate with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, all of which have recently experienced ...

AFRICOM signals a more fluid, intel-heavy model designed to dismantle jihadist networks while navigating unofficial relations ...

The US military is increasing materiel deliveries and intelligence sharing with Nigeria, Africom's deputy commander told AFP, ...

Lt. Gen. John Brennan details U.S. military support helping Nigerian forces combat Islamic State and Boko Haram terrorists ...

Recent fighting between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria has highlighted the detention ...

Last summer, after more than two years of terrible fighting, it looked like the United States might finally have landed on a viable approach for ending the civil war in Sudan. Since the conflict began ...

The West African countries said they made the decisions in retaliation against the Trump administration. By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Mali and Burkina Faso will impose a travel ban ...

President Trump said that he delayed U.S. military strikes in Nigeria until Christmas Day to deliver a message to groups he alleges are targeting Christians. The Nigerian government praised the ...