Tag: West Africa security

An assault by unidentified gunmen has left four villagers dead and one person missing in northeastern Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso, the Ivorian army confirmed Tuesday. It is the country’s ...

The Nigerien military has announced the killing of a long-time Boko Haram commander known as Bakoura, claiming responsibility for a precision strike that targeted his hideout on Shilawa Island in ...

H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, has assumed the role of Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS for a one-year term, succeeding ...