Across many parts of Africa’s Atlantic coastline, the sea is advancing several metres inland each year, destroying homes, ...

West African leaders meeting in Abuja have issued a sweeping communiqué that hardens the regional bloc’s stance against coups, revives momentum for a single currency, and lays out a far-reaching ...

West Africa correspondent Monika Pronczuk had already reported on allegations of abuses by Russians fighting jihadists as ...

Extremist groups competing for territory across West Africa could turn the region into a fluid insurgency corridor spanning ...

Instability from Latin America to the Middle East risks spreading as conflicts, proxies, and shifting alliances shape 2026.

A leader of the West African regional bloc says coups and attempted coups have left the region in a state of emergency ...

West Africa awoke to fresh tremors on December 7, 2025, when a group of soldiers in Benin Republic briefly seized the ...

The Associated Press has spoken to more than 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses ...

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Last week’s military takeover in Guinea-Bissau is the latest in a series of coups that has engulfed west Africa in recent years. Almost all have taken place in the Sahel, the semi-arid belt below the ...

The ICC has unveiled the schedule for the 2026 T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The tournament kicks off on ...

Thomas Copeland BBC Verify Live journalist. We’ve been reporting on stories from all over the world at BBC Verify Live today, so take a few moments now to browse where our cover ...