Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union (EU) have jointly launched a project aimed at ...

In recent months, Guinea has witnessed an alarming escalation in the constriction of civic space and erosion of media freedom, marked by a series of incidents that underscore the country's ...

India’s Opioid Kings, a new documentary from the BBC World Service’s award-winning BBC Eye Investigations team, has revealed ...

Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma was "a giant among leaders" and left behind "the most precious gift of… freedom", the ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it was committed to supporting Electoral Management Bodies, ...

Themed “Accelerating West Africa’s Sustainable Industrial Revolution for Economic Prosperity”, the event will convene market ...

Gris-gris are rooted in traditional African faiths that believe vital powers in animals and nature may be unlocked — to harm, ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said impartial electoral commissions and non-partisan security operatives are key to ...

Gold is one of the resources at the heart of these tensions. West Africa has been a renowned gold mining hub for centuries, dating back to the ancient Ghana empire, which earned its reputation as ...

The Fulani’s ancestry links to North and West Africa, the Green Sahara period, and ancient Berber groups, shaped by migration ...