Tension is mounting after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso. Officials say a plot to overthrow Capt Ibrahim Traoré has been foiled.

The military government of Burkina Faso says it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow Ibrahim Traoré, junta leader, last week.

The anarchy sponsored by the West against African countries that are defiant and no longer prepared to be controlled by ...

Diplomatic tensions between Benin and its junta-led Sahel neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso have led to a security vacuum ...

The Burkina Faso military government says it has thwarted a plot to overthrow junta leader Ibrahim Traore. This adds to the ...

The Ivorian government has firmly denied any links to alleged coupists in Burkina Faso after Abidjan was accused of harbouring the suspects.

Victims were from Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo and Ghana. Youssouf Kouyate, director general of the Ivory Coast National Police, commended the “close cooperation” with Ghanaian police and Interpo ...

Police raids have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring in Ivory Coast that lured people into paying fees and providing coerced labor by promising them jobs in Canada, the ...

West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Thursday condemned an attack by suspected jihadists which killed 54 troops in northern ...

The State Department reissued its Level 2 travel advisory for Ghana on April 8, advising travelers to exercise increased ...