Note: Owing to the financial liquidity crisis affecting the Organization and the ensuing constraints, complete coverage of ...

The West Africa Bar Association (WABA), a leading regional organization representing legal professionals across West Africa, ...

Military coupists like Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré and Mali’s Assimi Goïta have not only attracted domestic support but ...

By the early 2000s, West Africa appeared to be turning a corner. Multi-party elections had replaced decades of ...

Bissau's capital protesting a coup and demanding the release of opposition leaders. Clashes with security forces occurred as ...

Bissau's capital on Friday, protesting last month's military coup and demanding the release of opposition leaders, as ...

On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard, ...

Recent coups and attempted coups across West Africa highlight a region in turmoil. ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray warns of declining electoral inclusivity and urges investments in regional ...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame was recently asked about last week’s coup in Guinea-Bissau, where military officers seized ...

In West Africa’s latest military takeover, soldiers in Guinea-Bissau followed up a disputed presidential election by seizing power last week in what some critics allege was a staged coup to avoid ...

Army generals in Guinea-Bissau seized power on Nov. 26, 2025 – the eve of a scheduled official declaration of the winner in the West African nation’s presidential election. Alleging a destabilization ...