Defense chiefs of West African nations have proposed a 5,000-strong standby force to combat the region’s security crises at an annual cost of $2.6...

ECOWAS defence chiefs meet on a standby force meant to contain terrorism and unconstitutional change of government.

  The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff has proposed an estimate of $2,606,695,640 per year for a brigade of 5000 soldiers as the cost of...

The Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, is currently at the African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Botswana. At the occasion...

Dr Omar Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says the bloc is planning a special summit on the future of...

U.S. troop withdrawals from bases in Niger and Chad, and the potential relocation of forces within West Africa, are pivotal topics as the top U.S....

President William Ruto has ordered the halt of proposed salary increases for cabinet members and parliamentarians after public outcry. Proposed by the...

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to...

Turkey is mediating talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a contentious port deal that Ethiopia signed with Somaliland earlier this year, according...

In Nigeria, where same-sex relationships are illegal, the Fola Francis Ball provided a safe, celebratory space for over 500 members of Lagos’s queer...