It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin last week to claim ...

Multiple women have told The Associated Press they survived or witnessed alleged rapes and other sexual assaults committed by ...

There are many ironies to Nigeria's intervention to foil a coup attempt in neighbouring Benin Republic. Alarm bells rang on Sunday when some soldiers in the next-door West African country announced on ...

A week ago, on December 7, 2025, President Emmanuel Macron of France made a statement that confirmed what many Nigerians had long feared: his personal closeness to President Bola Tinubu may have ...

Recently, there was an attempt to remove the government in Benin, but Nigeria assisted the authourities of your country and restored normalcy. What is your take on this?You know, what I can say for ...

A makeshift village in the Mauritanian desert shelters thousands of refugees who have fled Mali in recent weeks as fighting ...

The Associated Press had rare access to a refugee camp in Mauritania, where people from Mali alleged say they witnessed abuses by Africa Corps, a new military unit under Russian control.

Women and girls from Mali are alleging rape and sexual assault by Russian fighters with Africa Corps, a new military unit ...

The girl lay in a makeshift health clinic, her eyes glazed over and her mouth open, flies resting on her lips. Her chest barely moved. Drops of fevered sweat trickled ...