The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, ...

A military coup this week in Niger, a land-locked former French colony, marked the 13th attempt − 10 of them successful − to overthrow a government in Africa since 2020, according to researchers.

Attacks by Islamic militants are surging in western Africa, where the U.S. is struggling to track terrorist movements in the ...

It's a scene that played out most recently in Gabon in August but has become all too familiar in this part of Africa, a vast region known as the "coup belt" with a continuous chain of military ...

Social media users shared video of Ivorian soccer fans celebrating in the street after a 2024 Africa Cup victory with ...

A series of coups in Francophone Africa has led to French troops and diplomats being expelled from their former colonies. The recent string of coups in Africa is having an effect on at least one ...

That beat was less frequently heard in Africa in the early 2010s as the clamour of nascent democracy drowned it out. Now armies are marching to the old drums again. In the past three years coup ...

Three major dynamics have characterised coups in Africa. First is the uneven distribution of their frequency, with intermittent surges connected to the state of governance in individual states.

It's becoming a familiar scene in West and Central Africa, which has recorded eight coups since 2020. "It is an expression of the popular dissatisfaction," said Hermann Ngoulou in the Gabonese ...

The Kremlin is moving its pieces in the Sahel. A month ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov chaired a conference in ...

Africa has witnessed seven coups since 2020, sparking concerns about democratic stability in the region In his book, A Journey in Service, former military president Ibrahim Babangida emphasizes ...

It’s becoming a familiar scene in West and Central Africa, which has recorded eight coups since 2020. “It is an expression of the popular dissatisfaction,” said Hermann Ngoulou in the ...