West Africa's cattle herders are being stripped of their animals by extremist-linked armed groups as the deadly conflict in ...

A delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS has made no headway in talks with coup leaders in ...

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Country’s National Electoral Commission not in position to publish outcome of presidential and legislative elections as ...

Chinese migrants have created a lively community in the Malian capital of Bamako but the advance of Islamist militants has ...

Prime minister Ousmane Sonko of Senegal presides over the opening ceremony of the first edition of the west African festival ...

The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has urged West African states to leverage the rising global demand for ...

The minister noted that regional energy security is tied to Nigeria's success, noting that the country holds the largest gas reserves in the region and must play a central role in sustaining the West ...

First edition of the west African festival of arts and culture (ECOFEST) Dakar 2025: inaugural conference and Youth–Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)–Union Économique et Monétaire Oue ...

Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, said Nigeria has synchronised its national electricity grid with the regional West ...

A product tanker was hit by four explosions while anchored off Senegal, flooding the engine room, its Turkish managers ...

Nigeria’s men’s cricket team, the Yellow Greens, will begin the defence of their West Africa Trophy title on Thursday when they meet Zambia in the opening match of the 2025 edition in Abuja. The hosts ...