It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim ...

Like its neighbor Mali, Burkina Faso also witnessed two successive coups. In January 2022, Roch Kaboré was ousted by Lt. Col.

Nigeria, the African Union (AU), and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday swiftly condemned an attempted military takeover in the Benin Republic, which saw soldiers briefly ...

The military junta ruling the West African county of Burkina Faso announced that homosexual acts will now be a punishable offense. As such, the nation is the latest in a growing number of African ...

Maintaining a large aircraft fleet is no longer a luxury for African countries dealing with complicated security issues, ...

Namibia just elected its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, but before Namibia, many African countries had elected female leaders. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female ...

The world's friendliest countries were determined by a new report from digital financial services company Remitly. The company surveyed 3,000 participants from 27 countries on the "agreeableness" ...

The richest man in Africa may be Aliko Dangote, but Nigeria does not have the most billionaires. The Africa Wealth Report 2024 by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth reveals that 56% of Africa's ...

The African diaspora has been defined by DePaul University as a group of descendants of West and Central Africans who spread to other parts of the world, using their language and culture to influence ...