West African governments are scrambling to make the most of a new gold rush. But the boom is also exacerbating existing ...

At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in Boulkessi. Waves of jihadist insurgents from an ...

Bio Euphrahim, left, who is based in San-Pédro, Ivory Coast, was one of several young farmers who were part of an ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing global supply disruptions have only amplified the urgency of building resilient and ...

The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on Thursday, the last West African country where it maintained a ...

Climate change is a growing threat across Africa, with West Africa feeling its effects especially intensely. According to the ND-GAIN index, Burkina Faso (162nd out of 182), Senegal (144th), and Côte ...

Growth in the 15 member states that make up the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, is likely to inch down ...

For West African countries to effectively advance their regional trade and integration efforts, DPI must be made ...

President Donald Trump has promised West African leaders a shift from aid to trade during a White House meeting. On Wednesday ...

Demand for coffee is growing globally - but despite much of it being grown on the continent, very little is roasted locally ...

The U.N.'s food agency says it will suspend various food and nutritional assistance in vulnerable countries across West and ...

France has faced opposition from leaders of some of its former colonies in Africa over what they described as a demeaning and ...