About 70 soldiers killed in attack on Niger military camp
About 70 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military camp in Niger near the border with Mali on
President Ramaphosa arrives in West Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in West Africa.
France takes aim at Saudi over failed West Africa commitments
France’s armed forces minister criticized close ally Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for failing to honor
Mali says 25 soldiers killed in attacks by suspected jihadists
The toll is among the highest suffered by Malian forces this year as they struggle to contain
West African slavery lives on, 400 years after transatlantic trade began
As the world marks 400 years since the first recorded African slaves arrived in North America,
Sahel nations need more support to fight extremism: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community Wednesday to support West
West Africa wealth inequalities reaching extreme levels
A report by Oxfam and DFI said the vast majority of West Africans were “denied the most essential
Ebola’s spread highlights importance of societal issues in scientific advancements
The persistence of Congo’s Ebola outbreak and its deadly spread to Uganda in recent days show how
Ebola death toll tops 700 in DR Congo
The DRC declared its tenth outbreak of Ebola in 40 years last August in northeastern North Kivu
The five candidates running in Senegal’s presidential election
Senegal, the most stable democracy in West Africa, is preparing for an election on Sunday with
W.Africa security forum opens amid concerns over G5 Sahel force
A two-day African security forum was set to open in Dakar on Monday amid concerns about funding for
Political rift in Ivory Coast raises concerns for 2020
They also say a falling out between Alassane Ouattara and Henri Konan Bedie, who served as president
Obasanjo urges West African govts to decriminalise personal use of drugs
West African governments should overhaul their drug laws to decriminalise personal use and
Cape to Cairo fibre line goes live at ITU conference
The company that started the Cape to Cairo fibre connection says its dream of a one Africa broadband
Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in eastern province
Twenty people have already died from hemorrhagic fevers in and around Mangina, a densely populated
Lonely Cape Verde rethinks West African isolation
It was supposed to be tiny Cape Verde’s moment to shine: a chance for the Atlantic island nation to
Liberia heads to presidential elections
Liberia, which elects a new president on Tuesday, is an English-speaking nation in West Africa that
Hundreds of bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide
Rescue teams in Sierra Leone searched for missing people in the town of Regent on Tuesday, a day
Suspected jihadists kill 18 in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 18 people and wounded several during a raid on a
Senegal picks MPs after tense election campaign
Senegal’s voters are set to elect a new parliament Sunday following campaigning wrought with