Ivory Coast are heading to the AFCON 2025 quarter-finals after a convincing 3-0 win against Burkina Faso. It was a dominant first-half performance from the reigning champions and they took a two-goal ...

Adil Boulbina has scored a dramatic winner in extra time for Algeria to beat Congo 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations last 16 match.

Seventeen soldiers believed to be members of the Burkinabè armed forces were arrested by Ghanaian security agencies after entering Ghanaian territory in the Sissala East District of the Upper West ...

The respected Brussels-based think tank, the International Crisis Group, has identified three conflicts in Africa as among the 10 world-wide which – following a violence-wracked 2025 – are expected to ...

In separate statements, the countries’ foreign ministers cited President Donald Trump’s decision to ban their own citizens ...

President Touadera's decision to stand for a third term has drawn criticism from opposition groups and civil society.

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After weeks of tough rhetoric from Washington, the US has launched strikes on northwestern Nigeria, claiming hits on IS targets. Abuja said the operation came with its cooperation. Follow the latest.

Burkina Faso’s interim leader, who is part of a regional alliance of military-led countries that includes Mali and Niger, has announced “large-scale” joint operations against armed groups in the ...

The Nigerian military aircraft C-130 carrying 11 soldiers that made emergency landing in Burkina Faso over technical challenge, have remained detained by the authorities in Ouagadougou seven days ...

The aircraft was en route to Portugal when it had to land in Burkina Faso, the Nigerian authorities have said (file photo) Eleven Nigerian military officers were briefly detained in Burkina Faso after ...

After their stunning win over defending champions Germany, Burkina Faso's coach and captain look ahead to a fascinating last-16 battle with Uganda. “Not many people can beat the reigning champions,” ...