West Africa

Justice Minister Ousmane Diagne has formally requested the probe in a letter to the Attorney General, aiming to shed light...

Mali’s former Prime Minister Choguel Maïga is facing fresh legal scrutiny following allegations of financial misconduct during his time in...

Rainfall was well below average last week across most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa-growing regions, while a cold spell has...

Ghana has deployed more soldiers to a northeastern region where a long-running conflict over chieftancy has fuelled recent violence, including...

Flora Nwapa, born Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa in 1931 in Oguta, southeastern Nigeria, was a pioneer and icon of "feminist"...

The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France's concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and international...

The United States is pausing all routine visa services at U.S. embassy in Nigerien capital Niamey until further notice, according...

Aristides Maria Pereira was born on November 17, 1923, in Fundo de Figueiras, Cabo Verde. He received his primary education...

Senegal is grappling with billions of dollars in debt that was hidden by the previous administration - a problem for...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has warned that heavily discounted Russian petroleum products are flooding African markets, threatening the continent’s emerging...