Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

Niger's National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition ...

This week on Business Africa: budgetary crisis in Senegal, industrialization under Traoré in Burkina Faso, and untapped mining potential in Nigeria. Three major challenges for the West African economy ...

A national committee to chart Niger’s future has proposed that the junta-ruled country return to civilian administration in five years under new rules that strictly limit the number of political ...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Since 2023, the Burkina Faso Hydromet Project has supported the installation of 9,700 farmer rain gauges to help rural communities better manage their crop years. With a total $33 ...

The Malian director Souleymane Cissé, one of the fathers of African cinema, died on Wednesday in a Bamako clinic aged 84, his ...

Souleymane Cissé, the African cinema pioneer known for masterpieces such as "Yeleen" and "Timbuctu," has died at 84.

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, ...

France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a military base in the commercial capital amid a scaling back of ...

Trailblazer of African cinema was the winner of the jury’s prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film, Yeelen.

In September, the Nigerian government made an important change to its food fortification program to date—a set of standards ...