Burkina Faso’s security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday, according to the country’s military government, BBC rep...

Gabon’s former president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been released from house arrest and is free to leave the country for medical treatment, t...

The leader of a coup that ousted Gabon’s President Ali Bongo was sworn in as interim president and cheered by jubilant supporters on Monda...

The African Union on Thursday suspended Gabon’s membership one day after military officers ousted President Ali Bongo, the first regional ...

A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, ...

The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following the military coup there and told its members to avoid any act...

Niger’s junta named a new government overnight, forcing its agenda before a summit on Thursday of regional leaders who have demanded that ...

Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc a...

The General Abdourahmane Tchiani-led military junta in the Republic of Niger is planning on recalling its Ambassador to Nigeria, US, France...

Supporters of Niger’s junta protested against foreign sanctions in the capital Niamey on Thursday, as France condemned the new authorities...

France will evacuate French and European citizens from Niger, starting on Tuesday, its foreign ministry said, days after a junta seized po...

The junta that seized power in Niger last week detained three more senior politicians from the ousted government on Monday, their party sa...

The Niger military junta that seized power last week and ousted democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum said on Monday the toppled g...

Leaders of the coup in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state on Friday, and said they had suspended the cons...

The United States government says Mohamed Bazoum is still the president of the Niger Republic and that it is in touch with the West African ...

Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who remains active despite leading a failed mutiny against the Russian army’s top brass last month...

A group of soldiers announced on national television late on Wednesday that Niger president Mohamed Bazoum has been ousted from power. This ...

Presidential guards were holding Niger President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital Niamey on Wednesday, as regional leaders ...

Burkina Faso's army said it took control of the country on Monday, deposing President Roch Kabore, dissolving the government and parli...

Sudan’s top general has declared a state of emergency, dissolved the authorities leading country’s democratic transition, and announced the...