West Africa

An unprecedented wave of violence has rendered a once-peaceful Burkina Faso stumbling amidst threats of rampaging Jihadists in the Sahel.

The official said ECOWAS has adopted Nigeria’s position on the border closure.

"I am deeply saddened by the news of this helicopter accident that claimed the lives of 13 French soldiers."

The U.S. orders all family members of government employees not of age to leave, and authorises the voluntary departure of...

The deaths have occurred since 2015, during various demonstrations against President Alpha Conde’s plans to amend the constitution to run...

No group has claimed responsibility for the assault.

The identity of the Burkina Faso assailants and their affiliation remained unknown on Wednesday.

President Jose Vaz dissolved the government late on Monday.

Senegal, where oil was discovered in 1961, expects all its offshore projects to come online between 2022 and 2026.

The opposition leaders were jailed for organising protests against a possible amendment of the constitution allowing a third term for...

Since 2015, a spate of terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso has killed more than 500 people and internally displaced more...

The election holds on November 24.

The EU says the support is aimed at strengthening ECOWAS mechanisms to promote and maintain peace, stability and post crisis...

The soldiers are based in Camp Castor in the north-eastern city of Gao as part of the UN’s MINUSMA peacekeeping...

The government says the men belong to a group known as ''Take Action Ghana (TAG)" whose aim was to undermine...

The government posted a statement titled ' security agencies foil attempt to create instability in Ghana.

Ghana’s annual cocoa production is usually between 850,000 and 900,000 tonnes, although the country had an official forecast of 900,000...

The delegation said one of the reasons the sub-region is poor is because the West has not adequately helped in...

The police told BBC that "they are still looking for bodies in the Paynesville area" where the fire occurred.

President Buhari joined other ECOWAS leaders for the special one-day Summit.

Tei Konzi, Commissioner for Trade, Customs and Free Movement, ECOWAS Commission made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at a...

Both attacks occurred in the northern Sanmatenga province.

According to Mr Ouattara, Mr Adesina deserves a second term "because of the great job he is doing".

He said actions would be continued to strengthen democracy and political governance in the subregion.

Mr Issoufou made this known on Thursday in Abuja during his one-day working visit to the ECOWAS Commission and other...