Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...
Forty-five people arrested in Africa in anti-terrorism and drugs stings, says Interpol
Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body Interpol on Thursday.
A Los Angeles ADU is inspired by West African textiles and a fresh take on modernism
Architect Susan Nwankpa Gillespie designed the exterior of the second floor of the ADU with kente cloth in mind. Part of the ...
Sierra Leone: The West African nation welcoming the world
A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of ...
France’s military withdrawal presents opportunities and risks to West African states
France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...
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Top 10 African countries with the fewest west number of potential soldiers
A low population reaching military age has a direct influence on a country's capacity to sustain a strong and well-staffed ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...