The military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5 percent levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, ...

Rusting pipes in a barren field and unpaid workers are what remain after a U.S. company promised to turn a huge piece of land ...

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is providing $82.5 million to Niger to stabilize Sonibank, a key public bank facing financial distress. Sonibank has been struggling with liquidity issues and ...

Analysis - Mistrust between AES and ECOWAS countries must be overcome to enable intelligence sharing and security cooperation ...

France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal's capital, Dakar that it has used for decades. The move follows an announcement in late 2024 by Senegal's ...

Islam may be most commonly associated with the Arab world, but its roots run deep across many parts of the globe, notably in ...

Burkina Faso's ruling military junta has arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in ...

Rwanda hosted the "African Renaissance Retreat," an event spearheaded by Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote to unite African business leaders and policymakers. The retreat aimed to address the ...