President Donald Trump ordered Christmas airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, targeting ISIS ...

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Ghana’s military is bolstering its presence in the north, where people are moving south due to the rising threat of terrorist ...

Abidjan (AFP) – Military rulers in west Africa's Sahel region may well have celebrated had a recent coup attempt in Benin resulted in another anti-Western junta in their neighbourhood, analysts said.