Mark Banchereau

A new report says the Islamic militant groups are ramping up cross-border violence and tightening their grip in parts of Benin, Niger, and Nigeria.

A student’s death during protests at Senegal’s top public university highlights rising anger among young people over unpaid financial aid and broken political promises.

The Islamic State extremist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an air force base in Niger's capital.

The American streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed is wrapping up a 28-day tour of Africa aimed at showcasing the continent's cultural diversity.

Senegal’s first aquagym program has drawn praise from health professionals for helping people with reduced mobility caused by noncommunicable diseases.

The U.N. World Food Program warns that over a million people in northeast Nigeria could lose emergency food aid soon without new funding.

Farming has long been seen as low-status work across much of Africa, pushing young people to cities in search of office jobs.

Guineans are set to vote Sunday in their first presidential election since a military coup four years ago.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have announced they will withdrawal from Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo following U.S. pressure.

Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has been sentenced in France to 30 years in prison for atrocities committed during the Second Congo War.

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

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Thursday for a deal-signing aimed at ending the conflict in Congo.

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have seized power, marking another military takeover in West Africa. The coup followed a contested presidential election where both President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his main opponent claimed victory.

Gunmen have attacked a Catholic school in Nigeria, abducting more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers.

Burkina Faso said it has refused a proposal from the Trump administration to accept deportees from the United States..

The World Health Organization says an Ebola outbreak in southern Congo is starting to be contained. No new cases have been reported since Oct. 1, the organization said Wednesday.

Interpol has announced a major cybercrime crackdown across Africa, leading to the arrest of 260 suspects involved in romance and extortion scams.

Health authorities and organizations say they lack funds to respond to a deadly Ebola outbreak in southern Congo.

Guinea's opposition has denounced alleged irregularities in a constitutional referendum. The vote could allow the junta leader to run for president.

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it seem smaller.