West Africa Stories
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu confirms troops were sent to Benin at the government’s request after a failed coup, as ECOWAS deploys a regional force...
Kenya is hosting Silent Warriors 2025 in Nairobi, uniting Special Operations leaders from over 40 African states and US SOCAF to address terrorism, cy...
KeNHA will partially open the Mombasa–Malindi highway between City Mall and Serena Junction before Christmas to ease festive traffic, as work continue...
Kenya registered 4,186,000 cases in 2025, up from 3,294,000 in 2024, an additional 892,000 infections.
Sudan has frozen plans for a Russian naval base on the Red Sea, a senior military official says, contradicting reports of progress as the war-torn cou...
A study finds more than 60,000 African penguins died in South Africa between 2004 and 2012 after sardines crashed, highlighting climate and overfishin...
Benin’s government says it foiled an attempted coup in Cotonou after soldiers briefly claimed to oust President Patrice Talon, highlighting growing in...
A series of coups and attempts has reshaped politics across Africa, toppling leaders, testing militaries and raising regional stability concerns.
The African Union has condemned a failed coup attempt in Benin, led by Lt-Col Pascal Tigri, backing President Patrice Talon and urging an immediate re...
His life in music represented a struggle against narrow, oppressive definitions of race, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre.
Africa is the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, despite its limited contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.
Identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation, the soldiers declared on Sunday that they had removed the president and disbanded a...
Wetang’ula called on legislators across the region to enact laws that remove barriers to the free movement of people and trade, stressing that unity a...
Congolese Soukous legend Kanda Bongo Man has received a Lifetime Achievement MTM Award in Bristol, England, recognising his role in promoting Soukous...
World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics, Indermit Gill, therefore warns that despite the improving glob...
A new study finds more than 60,000 African penguins vanished as sardines declined off South Africa, driving a 95% collapse on two islands and leaving...
The Arab region recorded its hottest year on record in 2024, with 35 extreme events causing over 300 deaths and affecting 3.77 million people, as WMO...
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says the new Washington Accord offers a real chance for long-term peace, crediting Donald Trump’s mediation and urging...
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has challenged the government’s plan to sell a 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom, alleging undervaluation and lack of open bidding...
Rwanda and the DR Congo have signed the Washington Accords for Peace, backed by African leaders and the US, pledging a permanent ceasefire, disarmamen...
Lamola issued an open letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after the latter criticised South Africa's domestic policies and its G20 stewards...
Facing war, sanctions and drought at home, Iran is deepening ties with African states for security cooperation, uranium and markets, from Burkina Faso...
A 2025 court ruling found South African liberation leader Albert Luthuli was murdered, overturning a 1967 inquest and reframing his legacy and his ove...
South Africa’s 2025 G20 Women 20 presidency pushed action on care work, modern slavery, health equity and violence. Delegates agreed on key steps but...
The US is comprehensively reviewing relations with Tanzania after disputed October 29 elections, as UN experts allege at least 700 extrajudicial killi...
Kenyan referee Peter Waweru explains how CAF’s AFCON 2025 course in Cairo is sharpening modern refereeing, with a focus on VAR, consistency and player...
Mwita, a prominent defence attorney known for representing terrorism suspects, appeared before the Kahawa Law Courts, where the prosecution charged hi...
Ghana’s foreign ministry has issued a rare public rebuke of Tanzania over post-election violence, urging accountability, due process and protection of...
Kenya has reached an agreement with Russia to release Kenyans recruited to fight in Ukraine, after months of talks, with its Moscow embassy already he...
If Belgium addresses these truths with humility instead of nostalgia, it could still be a respectful and constructive partner in a region that has mov...
