West Africa

Nigerian prosecutors on Monday arraigned five men accused of carrying out a deadly Islamist militant attack on a Catholic church in Owo,...

At least 45 Malian soldiers, including two generals, were arrested over the weekend for attempts to ”destabilise the institutions" in...

In a moment when African leaders had the chance to push back against a resurgent colonial mindset, they instead bowed—giving...

Nyamde Azikiwe (1904–1996) was one of the most prominent figures in modern Nigerian history, playing a pivotal role in the...

A Nigerian receiver has been appointed by lenders to KEPCO Energy Resources and its subsidiary, Egbin Power, two major players...

Ghana has opened investigations into the crash of a military helicopter that killed all eight people aboard, including the West...

Nigeria's environment ministry issued a flood alert on Wednesday for 19 states, warning that heavy rainfall expected from August 5-9...

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu signed into law sweeping reforms to the insurance sector under the Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA)...

Among the mosaic of ethnic groups that make up Nigeria's Middle Belt region, the Rukuba people (also known as the...

New bill allows France's government to expedite the return of African heritage without parliamentary approval, but bureaucratic hurdles remain for...