Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

The illegal trade of lion and leopard parts is growing in Senegal and threatening the lion's survival across West Africa.

For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post home to more than a ...

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has uncovered how genetic and lifestyle factors influence immune responses to malaria ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening the ...

This moment could provide an opportunity for West African states to shake off the remnants of the power imbalance that characterized France’s presence, and reshuffle the cards of military and ...

The stunning city of poets and scholars that’s vanishing into the desert - A city surrounded by an ocean of sand that’s advancing every minute ...

I always enjoy quizzing kids on what they’re learning about in school. Nine times out of ten they tell me something that wasn ...

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Court on Friday dismissed a suit filed by an Ivorian citizen, Zadi Philipe, seeking damages for alleged suffering caused by sanctions imposed ...