The coup in Niger of 26 July, 2023 destabilised the Sahel region, and West Africa as a whole. Two years on, human rights ...

As Niger marks two years since the July 26, 2023 coup, the military junta faces a critical test. Has life improved under their rule — or has the promise of change fallen flat?

According to a BBC report last week, Burkina Faso’s military rulers have disbanded the country’s electoral commission calling ...

Burkina Faso has dissolved the national electoral commission (CENI), citing sovereignty concerns. The military government ...

Junta-run Burkina Faso has decided to scrap its national election commission, arguing it is a costly body that is prone to ...

Burkina Faso's junta has dissolved its independent electoral commission, claiming it will enhance sovereign control over ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso’s military rulers have dissolved the country’s independent electoral commission, authorities ...

If you believe the viral videos online, R. Kelly and Pope Leo XIV agree on one thing -- that Burkina Faso's junta chief, ...

The rumours appear to have grown out of a rift with Burkina Faso and have been promoted by a growing wave of self-styled pan-Africanist influencers.

Five years since the Mali coup of 2020, the key lesson is that the international community must move beyond the view of coups ...