The story began with no fanfare. A Nigerian aircraft touched down in Burkina Faso, its landing routine enough that few paid ...

Three West African countries have joined forces to launch a regional investment bank with a capital of 500 billion CFA francs ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have officially launched a regional investment bank capitalised at 500 billion CFA francs ($895 ...

The house of representatives has asked the federal government to leverage Nigeria’s diplomatic channels with ECOWAS and the African Union (AU) to the facilitate release of Nigerian soldiers and ...

Military rulers in west Africa's Sahel region may well have celebrated had a recent coup attempt in Benin resulted in another ...

The bitter truth is simple: ECOWAS can still be the backbone of West Africa’s stability, but only if it reforms, listens, ...

After a series of coups undermined France's position in West Africa, Emmanuel Macron opted for a light but symbolic ...

Amid reports of gunfire and civilians scampering to safety in the economic capital, Cotonou, Beninese and others across the ...

Chief Sam Onuigbo, a former federal lawmaker, has cautioned Nigerians and the broader West African community against ...

The regional competition for emerging artists BE OPEN Regional Art, developed by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, is proud to announce partnerships established for the Western African ...

By Kingsley MOGHALU The coup attempt in the small West African country of Benin underscores the increasing fragility of ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Sudan has once again topped a watchlist of global humanitarian crises released by the ...