After a decade of agonising struggle and heartache, a long-awaited moment of reckoning is finally on the horizon for the communities of Ogale and Bille in ...

By  Samuel ESHUN Few developments capture Ghana’s economic aspirations more than its bustling ports, the gateways to West Africa’s booming trade. Ghana’s ports—Tema and Takoradi—handle over 85% of the ...

It’s tempting to conflate France’s military exit from Cote d’Ivoire with its withdrawals from other regional countries. But ...

The Malian army must adapt its defense strategies to security threats, affecting both the country and the West African ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

In recent years, West Africa has seen a surge in terrorist attacks. The Sahel remains the epicenter, accounting for 47% of terrorism-related deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the Global Terrorism ...

In Mali's northeastern region near Gao, insurgents ambushed a military-escorted convoy, killing 25 civilians and injuring 13.

Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city ...

Says Withdrawal Disrupts Intelligence Sharing, Counterterrorism Efforts ABUJA – Conference of Civil Societies and Centre for Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMICO) has expressed concern over the ...

Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama is working ...

More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said.