West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...

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

The three Sahelian states’ split from ECOWAS is reducing security cooperation at a time when West Africa is battling numerous ...

As China and Russia gain ground in Africa, the U.S. policy should distance itself from its unpopular European partners.

Spanning a considerable stretch of West Africa, this motorway project is tipped to completely transform the continent.

South Africa's diplomat Ebrahim Rasool was welcomed as a hero in his home in Cape Town. But his departure marked an unusually steep decline in ties between Washington and Pretoria.

The presence of Russian mercenaries in Africa was once hailed as a success story, but recently the pressure on them has increased. A new report offers strategies to counter Russian influence.

Togo appears to be openly courting a new confederation made up of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger for whom access to the small nation's port would be a game-changer.

In fulfillment of his mandate to promote regional trade integration, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme ...

A 40-year-old Nigerian, Bishir Dauda, plans a 50-day advocacy and solidarity journey across West African countries to ...

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 ...

A new chapter of regional collaboration is taking shape in West Africa as the African Development Bank and the Council of the Entente explore closer ties to accelerate integration and sustainable ...