None of the men I saw at the Gaîté Lyrique looked like he was under 18 years of age. Their passports are probably at the bottom of the Mediterranean. The only woman I saw was the white activist making ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and ...

The Sahelian State Exodus, Regional Stability and Nigeria Leadership Litmus Test - Can Abuja Steer a New Path?

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

Cauridor, which lets merchants, banks, and telco operators move funds in and out of Africa through its payment rails, raises ...

The passport, set to be available from January 29, is part of their new alliance, the Confederation of Sahel States (AES).

The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have officially withdrawn from regional economic bloc ECOWAS in the wake of decisions made a year ago, the multination body said on Wednesday.

The Economic Community of West African States has announced that despite the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and ...

West Africa has major gold producers like Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ghana. Togo, which borders these countries, is a key transit point for traders exporting gold worth hundreds of millions of dollars, ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States takes effect on Wednesday after a year of political tensions, fracturing the region and leaving the ...

Ghana President John Mahama has put Colonel Larry Gbevlo-Lartey as the head of his team to improve relations with the ...