The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Of late, some armchair critics took a swipe at the orientations of Nigeria’s foreign policy vis-à-vis its effects on ...

At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...

The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria has risen to 53 according to the latest situation report of the disease obtained from the NCDC on Thursday.

It is quite likely that Moscow and Beijing might align their strategies in the continent. This is a recipe for a massive ...

Ebola is rare, deadly and has multiple variations. There is a vaccine for the Zaire type, now trials for another are underway ...

The Nigerien military junta recently accused Nigeria of collaborating with France to destabilise his rule by supporting the ...

Two West African nations, after military takeovers, are reportedly taking steps to rejoin ECOWAS within the six-month ...

Niger's army said Wednesday that 10 soldiers died in an "ambush" in the western Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso, where authorities Niger ...

Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women ...

Coach of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, has been greeted with a major defensive crisis ahead of Nigeria's upcoming FIFA World ...

The Africa Visa Openness Index, an index which measures the extent to which each country in Africa is open to visitors from ...