Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will leave the Ecowas group in January but have six months to return.

BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held captive by insurgents in Burkina Faso.

The road could breathe new life into West Africa's regional bloc, Ecowas.

There are concerns Capt Ibrahim Traoré is trying to cling to power by stalling the return to civilian rule.

A shadowy operative appears to overstep his mark in the battle for Russian influence in Africa.

Men dressed in military uniform are seen mutilating a dead body in a viral video.

The comments were delivered at a gathering of foreign ministers as the Kremlin continues to woo Africa.

Long a confidant of French and African leaders, Robert Bourgi lifts the lid on post-colonial relations.