Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

Opinion - Security in the Sahel, one of the world's most dynamic regions, requires concerted effort by all concerned countries.

A Senegal-trained metalsmith will now teach the metal arts to Black women and girls at her Berkeley nonprofit.

Analysis - Left parties of West Africa warn that announcements by France-backed regimes in its former African colonies about the withdrawal of its troops is an attempt to deceive the anti-imperialist ...

To date, South Africa and Senegal are the only African countries to have entered JETP agreements.Why: JETP programmes have been introduced to provide financial support to developing nations as they ...

Cairo: Egypt is intensifying its efforts to strengthen ties with African nations, with the latest development being a cooperation agreement with Senegal in maritime transport, including a new shipping ...

Chinese foreign investment in the mining sector continues to flow into the African continent. OHADA member states in West and Central Africa ...

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Ivory Coast has ...