By Amos SAFOSecurity analysts of the Alliance of Sahelian States (AES), comprising, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have cited Nigeria and the Ivory Coast as the biggest threats to their fight for ...

The African Sahel has entered a phase of accelerated security and geopolitical transformation over the past few years, shaped ...

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

ECOWAS declares a state of emergency as coups, political crises, and insurgency threaten West Africa's stability. Millions ...

An analysis of military coups in Africa, debunking the myth of soldiers as saviours and exploring how their rule leads to ...

Despite its lack of substantive resources, Russia is winning the battle for influence in the information space across huge ...

Bissau, an attempted coup in Benin: Africa has had a turbulent 2025. Why have coups become so frequent and how can the ...

Editorial - Having two neighbours - Niger being the other - under the spell of military rule, and a strong jihadist foothold, clearly presents palpable danger to our country.

That December 7, 2025, failed coup in Benin Republic,was a rude and ugly reminder of Nigeria’s political, social and economic ...

Had last week's coup attempt in Benin been successful, it would have become the ninth to take hold in the region in the last ...

When Washington releases a new National Security Strategy, most African capitals issue polite statements and move on. That ...

As Western alliances crumble in the Sahel, Türkiye is forging a new strategic axis stretching from the Mediterranean to the ...