Bissau, an attempted coup in Benin: Africa has had a turbulent 2025. Why have coups become so frequent?Two coups and one foiled coup within eight weeks constitute a new dimension even for Africa's ...

West African leaders meeting in Abuja have issued a sweeping communiqué that hardens the regional bloc’s stance against coups, revives momentum for a single currency, and lays out a far-reaching ...

In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military garb appeared on state ...

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

The president’s request to deploy troops to Benin Republic reached the Senate days after the Nigerian Air Force helped to ...

Global Atomic delayed the start-up of Niger’s Dasa uranium processing plant by one year to the second half of 2027. Border closures with Benin and financing delays disrupted equipment imports and ...

When in January this year, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, wrote an article titled, “Foreign policy and the path to peace in a dangerous neighbourhood,” I doubt that he foresaw ...

By Amos SAFO Security analysts of the Alliance of Sahelian States (AES), comprising, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have cited ...

The failed coup attempt in Benin is not simply a national incident; it is a continental warning. It reminds us that democracy ...

On the bloc’s efforts to address the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, Mr Touray said, “the authorities shall impose ...

The Economic Community of West African Statte, ECOWAS, has threatened targeted sanctions on anyone truncating the return of ...

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reaffirmed its commitment to democratic governance in the sub-region.