At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in Boulkessi. Waves of jihadist insurgents from an ...

Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional ...

Growth in the 15 member states that make up the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, is likely to inch down ...

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent army camps in ...

The East African Community has been ambitious in creating a regional common market. This includes making it easy for people ...

Demand for coffee is growing globally - but despite much of it being grown on the continent, very little is roasted locally ...

Trump discussed migration with the leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon, including the need for ...

The U.N.'s food agency says it will suspend various food and nutritional assistance in vulnerable countries across West and ...

Climate change is a growing threat across Africa, with West Africa feeling its effects especially intensely. According to the ...

Sovereign risk may scare off some investors but don't get it twisted, West Africa could be the most exciting place to back gold miners.

DAKAR, Senegal -- U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” at ...

The French military has completed its withdrawal from Senegal, its last West African country with a permanent troop presence, amid waning regional influence.