France and the United States have reached agreement on a draft UN resolution that would pave the way for the deployment of a five-nation African military force to fight jihadists in the Sahel region,...
Stakeholders and Agricultural experts from the West African countries converged here on Tuesday for a Two-Day consultative meeting seeking ways to consolidate progress made so far on food security...
African Union chairman Alpha Conde on Sunday put himself forward as a mediator in the crisis between Qatar and other Gulf countries, urging dialogue after several African nations also recalled their...
Former African champions Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Zambia all lost at home Saturday on a day of upsets in the first qualifying round for the 2019 Cup of Nations. Three-time champions Nigeria lost a...
France on Friday sought to address US reservations over its request that the United Nations offer political and financial backing to an African military force that will be fighting jihadists in the...
Despite defeats in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group has reorganized and is now "more focused than ever" on attacking Europe and other areas outside that conflict zone, a senior UN official...
Other African countries have added their voice for a settlement of the crisis. Somalia has added its voice to the ongoing row in the Gulf region saying it is ready to help find a solution to the...
France has asked the UN Security Council to authorise the deployment of a five-nation African military force to fight jihadists and criminality in the Sahel region, with a vote expected as early as...
France will ask the UN Security Council to authorize an African military force for the Sahel region that will be sent to root out jihadists and drug traffickers, the French ambassador said Tuesday. A...
The European Union has agreed to give more than 50m euros to fund a new African joint military force in the Sahel region. The force will be made up of troops from Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso...
West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco's membership application despite the country being in North Africa. But Ecowas leaders meeting in Liberia said the implications of...
The EU is giving 50 million euros to set up a joint African military force in the Sahel region to fight jihadists, the bloc's foreign affairs chief said Monday. The funds will help pay for the troops...
Kwame A Plus, a sympathizer of the New Patriotic Party has called the National Democratic Congress (NDC) block headed people who never learn. According to him, the NDC does not read and openly...
West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite the country being in North Africa. But Ecowas leaders meeting in Liberia said the implications...
According to him, the NDC openly displays their ignorance at any issue in the country Kwame A Plus, a sympathizer of the New Patriotic Party has called the National Democratic Congress (NDC) block...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it has extended the mandate of its military mission in The Gambia. The force, consisting mainly of soldiers from neighbouring Senegal, was...
West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite it being in North Africa, sources tell the BBC. But Ecowas leaders meeting in Liberia said the...
Following the naming of Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe as the new chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), social media was awash with insinuations that Ghana’s...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is attending the 51st Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Monrovia,...
French forces operating in northern Mali said Friday that they had taken "out of action" around 20 militants in operations against jihadist groups this week. Soldiers taking part in Operation...
