INVESTIGATION: How a Notorious Arms Dealer Hijacked Niger’s Budget and Bought Weapons From Russia
As militant groups spread across the Sahel, the West…
West African countries on alert for child labour spike due to coronavirus
More than 2 million children work in the cocoa sector in…
West Africa must confront its foreign terrorist fighters
By Adja Khadidiatou Faye One year ago, 13 Senegalese…
HRW: Gambian ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh ‘handpicked’ women for rape
Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh…
West Africa coastal countries and threat from jihadists
Since the collapse of the “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq,…
Two French tourists go missing in Benin near Burkina Faso
Two French tourists are feared kidnapped in the West…
German’s Chancellor, Merkel kicks off West Africa tour pledging to support fight against terrorism
Boosting counter-terrorism support for countries in West…
ISIS defeated — but in West Africa, extremism gets worse
Siobhan O’Grady and Danielle Paquette Days after…
Record cocaine busts signal West Africa is transit hub again
Alonso Soto Record cocaine busts in Guinea-Bissau and…
Islamic militants’ deadly resurgence threatens Nigeria polls
Nigeria's government acknowledges there has been a…