West Africa

Nigeria will impose fines of up to 12 million naira ($8,200) and jail terms of up to 10 years on...

Liberia has replaced its mining minister and top mining regulator, the office of President Joseph Boakai announced, as the West...

The United States warned Americans in Mali on Tuesday to leave the country immediately using commercial flights, as its government...

When Ivorians went to the polls on Saturday, few doubted the outcome. By Monday October 27, President Alassane Ouattara, 83,...

In the West African republic of Bénin, the constitutional court has ruled to exclude the principal opposition party, Les Démocrates,...

Given the uniqueness of coastal and marine environments in terms of their characteristics, resources, the competing sectors, and their contribution...

The two countries required each other's citizens to post up to 10,000 dollars in bonds if they are applying for...

Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon on Sunday conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the presidential election, he...

Mali has suspended school and university classes throughout the country for two weeks from Monday due to a fuel shortage,...

Ivory Coast voted in a presidential election that unfolded on Saturday without major disruption, with incumbent and strong favourite Alassane...