The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious ...

Armed assailants in western Niger killed at least 10 soldiers in an ambush on a military unit that had been sent to hunt cattle rustlers in ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso ...

The same month, militants of an Islamic State group affiliate — known as Islamic State Sahel Province — likely shot and killed 21 passengers on a bus in the Arboudji village, near the border with ...

On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market, traders call out in a rhythmic buzz as some buyers approach from a nearby major ...

The hybrid will have 50% equity credit from Moody’s and the same from Fitch. It is expected to have a rating of Baa3, still ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

eople-centered development is at the core of the African Union Agenda 2063 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The pledge to pursue inclusive growth, sustainable development, and “leave no one ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further diminishing French influence in West Africa. Ivorian President Alassane ...

In addition to Chad, French troops have been expelled from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Senegal and Ivory Coast have also announced plans to remove French forces from their territories.