GIM-UEMOA, the interbank electronic banking group of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) has announced a ...

The conclave to select the new pontiff will contain an unusually large number of British cardinals, three of whom are outside contenders for the top job itself. Catherine Pepinster reveals how they mi ...

Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalise on record-high gold prices to ...

Despite its ‘overarching’ achievements over the past 50 years (half a century) since its establishment, the Economic ...

Scientists have developed a system that harvests rainwater running off PV panels for household use or hydrogen production.

Credit Ratings, Cassava Pizzas, and Cashew Value Chains From credit upgrades to culinary innovation and strategic ...

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has concluded arrangements to relocate its institutions from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger following their withdrawal from the body. ECOWAS Council of ...

Critically endangered hooded vultures in Nigeria that once fed on the carcasses of wild animals are now largely dependent on ...

Despite its current crisis, Ecowas can look back on successes in integration, peace and security, and good governance.

Marine Corps, who became the sixth Commander of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in August 2022. He is based in ...

Africa is no longer a peripheral arena—it’s becoming a central platform for Moscow’s global strategy. The West should beware.

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, a papacy expert elaborated on the process for electing a new pope in ...