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 ...

Military coupists like Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré and Mali’s Assimi Goïta have not only attracted domestic support but also regional popularity, lauded for their anti-colonial rhetoric against ...

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 ...

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

West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened "targeted sanctions" on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau's return to ...

Chabi Yayi, son of former Beninese President and opposition leader Thomas Boni Yayi, was arrested early Sunday at his ...

Mr Richard Kumadoe, fraud and security analyst, has warned that the escape of Benin coup leader Lieutenant-Colonel ...

Kingsley Moghalu links the latest attempt to topple an elected government to more fundamental weaknesses in the region.

The brief coup attempt in Benin has renewed concerns about the stability of democratic systems across West Africa. The incident took place on December 7 ...

The Benin events mark the third coup attempt and first failed coup this year in the Sahel region. There have been 17 coup ...

Pascal Tigri, the alleged mastermind behind the failed coup in the Republic of Benin, is reportedly hiding in Togo, ...