The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

The sociopolitical and economic conditions that led to coups in other countries in west Africa are present in Nigeria.

Cardinal Pietro Cardinal Parolin has praised authorities in Burkina Faso for their effort to regain control of the country, ...

At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized by the African Union (AU). Until ...

The Republic of Niger has started enforcing new travel restrictions on Nigerians using the ECOWAS passport, denying entry to those without a valid international passport. This decision follows Niger’s ...

Military strongmen have silenced their critics and muzzled the media, threatening, arresting and exiling those who speak out ...

The Republic of Niger has implemented new restrictions on Nigerians travelling with the ECOWAS passport, now barring entry for those with the travel document.

Washington Post journalists faced numerous challenges in reporting from the Sahel region of Africa, including hostility from ...

Fatalities and violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa sustained near record pace, with the Sahel and Somalia accounting for 79 percent of related deaths.

As Africa's leaders gather in Addis Ababa this weekend for the African Union summit, the continent is engulfed in an escalating security crisis. It’s a crisis ...