Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?The Sahel region covers 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, ...

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...

Its emperor Mansa Musa was placed on medieval European maps of Africa with description: "The king is the richest and most noble because his country abounds in gold." Under him, the empire reached its ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

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

However, in parts of West Africa, analysts say ECOWAS suffers from a legitimacy crisis, with citizens seeing it as ...

Digital propaganda and manipulated information by external actors erode public confidence in democracy on the continent.

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.