By Robbie Corey-Boulet DAKAR, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The alleged leader of a failed coup in Benin has sought refuge in ...

Following the attempted coup in Benin on December 7, the Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist Achille Mbembe ...

LAGOS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has sought more help from France to fight widespread violence in the ...

Once the world's most expensive footballer, Paul Pogba is now on the lookout for the world's most expensive camel: the French ...

As French influence fades in Africa, President Emmanuel Macron says Nigerian counterpart Bola Tinubu wants security ...

French special forces provided support to Beninese troops who put down an attempted coup at the weekend, the head of the ...

France helped the authorities in Benin thwart a coup attempt at the weekend, an aide to President Emmanuel Macron said ...

The leader of a failed Benin coup, Lt Col Pascal Tigri, is reportedly hiding in Togo. Benin's government is seeking his ...

For over a century, the scientific literature has credited western missionaries with "discovering" fossils in Lesotho, the ...

The coup was thwarted after Nigeria sent warplanes to dislodge the mutineers from the offices of state TV.

It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim ...

Islamist JNIM fighters have surrounded Mali's capital Bamako, blocking fuel supplies as the West African nation faces ...