West Africa

Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a military convoy in northern Mali over the weekend,...

Member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) signed an intergovernmental ​agreement on Sunday in Freetown backing...

Sao Tome and ​Principe is voting in a presidential election on Sunday, with incumbent Carlos ‌Vila Nova seeking a new...

Al-Hajj Salim al-Suwari, a Muslim scholar and jurist from the Soninke ethnic group, is considered one of the most important...

Nigeria's gradual slowdown in inflation has opened the door to interest-rate cuts, but external shocks have complicated ​the outlook, Central...

In Mali, six men linked to former transitional president Bah N'Daw are on trial over an alleged coup plot. The...

Ghana's cabinet has approved amendments to its mining law for submission to parliament, Mines Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah said on...

Benin’s National Assembly has temporarily eliminated the Autonomous National Electoral Commission, or CENA, responsible for organising the country’s elections. The...

Nigeria's crude oil production rose to its ​highest level in more than six years ‌in June, as stable operations and...

Below-average rainfall in Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions helped dry the damp soil last week but more sunny spells are needed...