The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, says that despite the many military takeovers in West Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria remains a shining example of a ...

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the arrest of a suspect in connection with the recent assault on JoyNews journalist, Latif Iddrisu. The arrest was effected by the Greater Accra ...

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the ...

Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to ...

The economic sphere in West Africa may witness a new trajectory in a profound way if strategic steps are taken to deepen ...

Attacks by Islamic militants are surging in western Africa, where the U.S. is struggling to track terrorist movements in the ...

Economically desperate Nigerians and others in West Africa are ensnared with promises of dollar jobs, only to face danger and ...

In May 2025, more than 400 soldiers were killed in similar attacks targeting Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, all members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The epicenter is the so called "three ...

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has declared Nigeria’s democratic tradition a stabilising force in the West African region, calling it a model worthy of emulation as ...

President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass will speak at 5:30 p.m. Friday in a Juneteenth National Independence Day ...

Nigerians are paying less for petrol than citizens of other West African countries, which pay as high as N3,600 per litre.

President Trump enacted travel restrictions for 10 African countries, citing national security concerns, terrorism threats and high visa overstay rates.