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

The Associated Press has spoken to over 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses ...

This video looks at the fate of French soldiers during World War II. After France fell in 1940, many were taken as prisoners of war and sent to camps in Germany, while others continued the fight ...

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

A senior government official in Benin has told the BBC that the leader of Sunday's failed coup is taking refuge in ...

Russian forces fighting in Mali have failed to break the country free from a stifling fuel blockade and attacks waged by suspected jihadists, as the wider Sahel region becomes further mired in ...

The Republic of Niger was captured by Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani in 2023. These three countries exited the Economic Community ...

A pro-Wagner banner at a rally in 2022 celebrating France's military withdrawal from Mali - Copyright ${image.metadata.node.credit} ${image.metadata.node.creator} A ...

A history of enmity between Thailand and Cambodia over competing territorial claims has broken into open combat again, just a ...

A joint military force, comprising the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the Beninese army and French forces, yesterday foiled ...