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 ...

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 ...

DAKAR, Senegal — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said. The attack took place on Friday afternoon in the village of ...

Niger authorities say an attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 ...

The Prime Minister first spoke to Mr Trump about the tariff threat in February when he revealed he had a “very constructive” phone call with the US President, with Mr Trump agreeing to ...

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has told a parliamentary committee she is “not going to” reveal when she knew the Dural caravan was a hoax, despite the PM doing so. The Counterterrorism ...