West Africa

Spread across a vast area spanning parts of modern-day Senegal and The Gambia are thousands of megalithic monuments. Collectively known...

The Lorebini ruins in southwestern Burkina Faso are among the most interesting and important archaeological sites in the region. These...

Nigeria has approved a phased plan to refinance 4 trillion naira ($2.61 billion) in electricity sector debt to help stabilise...

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has vowed to return financial accountability to the Senegalese government after his predecessor left billions of...

Bullet-riddled buildings still line some streets in Ivory Coast's former rebel capital Bouake, but in the run-up to his third...

Nigeria's defence chief has defended operations against insurgents and criminal gangs that have caused civilian casualties, saying the military is doing...

The U.S approved the sale of $346 million worth of munitions, bombs, and precision rockets to Nigeria to help its...

Former Malian prime minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga is under arrest – the latest top politician to be detained by the...

Ousmane Sembène was born on January 1, 1923, in Ziguinchor, in the Casamance region of southern Senegal. He belonged to...

The Malian military government on Monday started returning home the historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, which were spirited out of their...