JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France's concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and international partnerships said on Friday, a ...

Jihadist attacks surge in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Violence driving spike in migration from region to Europe Expelled by juntas, West has few options to respond U.S. general: jihadi groups ...

Journalists from Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Benin and Nigeria can apply for a fellowship. The Resilience Fund launches the Journalism Fellowship West Africa. The program supports journalists in ...

In Ghana, the new administration promised 10% spending cuts plus a higher tax on gold revenue, and in South Africa the much-delayed budget -- and its VAT hike -- still needs to find a way through ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 26 (Reuters) - Sub-Saharan Africa's biggest economies will grow slower this year, crippled by chronic electricity supply problems in South Africa and cash shortages in Nigeria ...

Security and economic cooperation in West Africa was dealt a blow by the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January. The ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France's concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and international partnerships said on Friday, a ...