Spain will urge the European Union’s top diplomat to strengthen the bloc’s engagement with Africa’s Sahel region as part of a ...

Disputes surrounding the schedule of presidential and parliamentary elections are fueling the struggle for power and influence in Guinea-Bissau. Efforts by ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger introduce a 0.5% levy on imports to fund a new union after leaving ECOWAS. The Alliance of ...

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

Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025 for reporting on the government crackdown on the ...

China has helped remake Niger's energy sector, but pay disparities and unequal employment roles have caused friction.

U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) has introduced bipartisan legislation to extend tax benefits to American service members ...

Niger expelled three Chinese oil executives amid a salary dispute, where expatriate staff earned significantly more than ...

The U.S. decision to cut aid to developing countries and shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has raised concerns, especially in the Sahel and Sahara regions. These areas ...

The USAID project also has been the only direct source of information on the ground in northern Ivory Coast on violent events ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Ibrahim Traoré attends John Dramani Mahama's swearing-in ceremony for his second term as Ghana's president, in Accra, Ghana, on January 7, 2025. Francis Kokoroko ...