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The government of Benin says it has foiled an attempted coup by members of the West African nation's armed forces. "The Beninese armed…

DNA recovered from skeletons buried in a 7th-century cemetery on the south coast of England has revealed that the buried individuals had…

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on Thursday, its last West African country with a…

Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the…

West African leaders are gearing up for a crucial summit on Sunday in Nigeria's capital Abuja, where they will focus on the morale-sapping…

THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village…

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by…