MALI DELAYS REGIONAL ELECTIONS AMID SECURITY CONCERNS

Mali has announced the postponement of regional elections scheduled for December to April, amid security concerns following attacks by armed groups... READ MORE›

DEATHS OF FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS IN NIGER HINT AT THE SHADOW WAR AGAINST ISIS IN AFRICA

Libyan militia commanders and officials have said many West Africans fought with the Islamic State in Libya before its defeat there... READ MORE›

US AFRICA COMMAND CONDUCTS AIR STRIKES IN SOMALIA

Friday's attacks were in coordination with Somalian government forces, the statement said... READ MORE›

AMID NIGER AMBUSH CHAOS, THE WHITE HOUSE FIRST THOUGHT SEVERAL AMERICANS WERE MISSING

I personally think the American and Nigerien force was just overwhelmed, the administration official said... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | TRUMP'S NIGER UPROAR SHINES LIGHT ON THE U.S.'S MURKY AFRICAN WARS

The part of Niger where U.S. troops were killed is already awash with deadly skirmishes... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | PARTS OF NIGER AND MALI ARE ALREADY LAWLESS. U.S. STRATEGY MIGHT MAKE IT WORSE.

Chadian troops and Nigerien Special Forces participate in the Flintlock exercises with the U.S. military and its Western partners in Mao, Chad, March 7, 2015... READ MORE›

GUNMEN KILL 13 NIGER SOLDIERS IN ATTACK NEAR MALI BORDER

A United Nations Security Council delegation was in Mali on Saturday to discuss the force... READ MORE›

FOUR KILLED AFTER CARGO PLANE CRASHES INTO ATLANTIC OCEAN

Four crew members were killed when a cargo plane chartered by the French military crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Ivory Coast... READ MORE›

4TH U.S. SOLDIER DEAD AFTER AMBUSH ATTACK

U.S. officials say they believe extremists linked to the Islamic State group were responsible for the attack about 200 kilometers 120 miles north of Niger's capital, Niamey... READ MORE›

FOURTH US SOLDIER CONFIRMED KILLED IN NIGER AMBUSH

U.S. officials say they believe extremists linked to the Islamic State group were responsible for the attack about 120 miles north of Niger's capital, Niamey... READ MORE›

TROOPS KILLED IN AMBUSH ON JOINT NIGER-US PATROL

In mid-June, Niger mounted a new military operation in the Tillaberi region to take on the armed groups... READ MORE›

GHANAIAN TRAVELS 4,900 MILES FROM PARIS TO ACCRA BY CAR

Homecoming Midafternoon on Sunday, July 16, Donkoh crossed from Burkina Faso to Paga in Ghana's Upper East region... READ MORE›

DREAMS OF EUROPE LIFE SPUR PERILOUS JOURNEY FROM WEST AFRICA

Kadi Bah saw people starving in the Sahara desert and drowning in the Mediterranean during her failed six-month odyssey to reach Europe... READ MORE›

ONE FAMILY HAS RULED TOGO FOR 50 YEARS. HUGE PROTESTS ARE SHAKING THEIR GRIP ON POWER.

Togo is now the only West African country to never have had a democratic change in government, nor term limits for its leaders... READ MORE›

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BURKINA FASO: AT LEAST 18 DEAD IN RESTAURANT ATTACK

At least 18 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants at a restaurant popular with foreigners in the capital of Burkina Faso... READ MORE›

WORLD'S FIRST MALARIA VACCINE APPROVED AFTER 30 YEARS OF TRIALS

Sir Andrew Witty, CEO of GSK, said Today's scientific opinion represents a further important step towards making available for young children the world's first malaria vaccine... READ MORE›

Anyone arriving from affected West African countries without having had confirmed contact with Ebola victims will be subject to monitoring by public health officials... READ MORE›

'AT LEAST 20 DEAD' IN OUAGADOUGOU HOTEL

Gunmen have attacked a hotel used by Westerners in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, taking hostages and reportedly killing at least 20 people... READ MORE›

Abby Haglage in the Daily Beast says Dr Spencer's case could affect Ebola patients worldwide - by deterring would-be volunteers from travelling to West Africa to help... READ MORE›

BAND AID 30: CLUMSY, PATRONISING AND WRONG IN SO MANY WAYS

Bob Geldof and Midge Ure launch Band Aid 30 to help fight Ebola in west Africa... READ MORE›

CANADA VISA BAN HITS WEST AFRICA STATES

Ebola crisis canada visa ban hits west africa states... READ MORE›

THE GAMBIA: TROOPS DEPLOYED TO STREETS AS PRESIDENT REJECTS ELECTION DEFEAT

Yahya Jammeh had conceded result to Adama Barrow but now claims 'fresh and transparent elections' are needed... READ MORE›

TROPHY HUNTING JUST PART OF THE STORY BEHIND DECLINING LION NUMBERS IN AFRICA

Lion numbers are in steep decline across Africa, but trophy hunting is only partly responsible for the long-term losses, say conservationists... READ MORE›

6 CANADIANS FROM QUEBEC KILLED IN ATTACK ON BURKINA FASO HOTEL

Burkina Faso hotel attack leaves 6 Canadians from Quebec dead... READ MORE›

WHY DEMOCRACY PREVAILED IN GAMBIA

The African Union announced that it would no longer recognize Mr. Jammeh as president as of Inauguration Day... READ MORE›

BURKINA FASO SECURITY FORCES ATTACK HOTEL

Burkina faso security forces attack hostage-takers at hotel... READ MORE›

CRACKDOWN IN NIGER FAILS TO DETER MIGRANT SMUGGLERS

As many as 2,000 migrants leave Agadez weekly, the last big stop before reaching Libya, 620 miles away across the scorching sand... READ MORE›

AFRICA SETS UP $28.5M CRISIS FUND

Of the West African countries hit by the 11-month outbreak, Liberia has seen the most deaths... READ MORE›

AFRICA LEADERS IN BURKINA FOR TALKS

Under Burkina Faso's constitution, the head of the National Assembly should take office if the president resigns... READ MORE›

TELEGRAPH INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI OF NIGERIA

How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across west Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774 local governorates from Boko Haram?... READ MORE›

WHY IS IT LEFT TO US NGOS TO EXPOSE AUSTRALIAN MINING'S WRONGDOING IN AFRICA?

The economy of Eritrea has experienced considerable growth in recent years, explains the website for Australian mining company Danakali... READ MORE›

GUNMEN STAGE DEADLY SIEGE ON BURKINA FASO HOTEL

Andrew Lebovich, a specialist on political and security issues in the region, said the attack in Burkina Faso showed an evolution in the group's tactical ability... READ MORE›

OBAMAS POWER AFRICA PROJECT IS OFF TO A SPUTTERING START

Nigerian officials say that while they welcome the Power Africa initiative, they have only had conversations about potential projects... READ MORE›

DR CONGO TO EXPEL AFRICAN ACTIVISTS

DR Congo Seeks Democracy The Democratic Republic of Congo says it will deport four pro-democracy activists from Senegal and Burkina Faso arrested on Sunday... READ MORE›

MILITARY IN BURKINA FASO CONFIRMS COUP

While Burkina Faso has largely been spared from extremist violence, a Romanian national was abducted in April, and a Mali-based jihadi group claimed responsibility... READ MORE›

MILITARY UNITS IN BURKINA FASO STAND READY TO QUELL COUP

Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, was a French colony until 1960... READ MORE›

LEADING ROLE FOR FRANCE AS AFRICA BATTLES BACK

NDJAMENA, Chad -- Deep in the Sahara, late at night, a Reaper drone silently tracked a six-vehicle convoy crossing the desert into Niger from Libya... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN SURGEON AND HIS WIFE KIDNAPPED IN BURKINA FASO

An Australian couple have nbsp been kidnapped by Islamic extremists in west Africa, a spokesman for the Burkina Faso government has confirmed. nbsp... READ MORE›

MALI: THREE UN PEACEKEEPERS DIE IN ATTACK BY AL-QAIDA AFFILIATE

Mali three UN peacekeepers die in attack by Al-Qaida affiliate... READ MORE›

AL QAEDA CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR IVORY COAST HOTEL SHOOTING IN WHICH 16 'INCLUDING FOUR EUROPEANS' KILLED AT RESORT

At around 6.30pm local time, an army officer in Grand Bassam said two attackers were encircled by special forces... READ MORE›

JIHADI LEADER MOKHTAR BELMOKHTAR KILLED IN US AIR STRIKE, LIBYA CLAIMS

Jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in US air strike, Libya claims... READ MORE›

FRANCE SEEKS SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN ANTI-TERROR FORCE DESPITE US VETO THREAT

Nearly half a decade into its emergency intervention in the region, France is seeking to shift more responsibility for fighting terror groups to African militaries... READ MORE›

BURKINA FASO COUP TO BE REVERSED AS VIOLENT PROTESTS CONTINUE

The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso's membership and given leaders until Tuesday to restore the former government... READ MORE›

JUDGE REJECTS ISOLATION FOR U.S. NURSE WHO TREATED EBOLA PATIENTS

Only one person in the United States is currently being treated for Ebola, a New York doctor, Craig Spencer, who cared for patients in West Africa... READ MORE›