West African governments are scrambling to make the most of a new gold rush. But the boom is also exacerbating existing ...

At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in Boulkessi. Waves of jihadist insurgents from an ...

France has faced opposition from leaders of some of its former colonies in Africa over what they described as a demeaning and ...

Bio Euphrahim, left, who is based in San-Pédro, Ivory Coast, was one of several young farmers who were part of an ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing global supply disruptions have only amplified the urgency of building resilient and ...

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In a moment heavy with history and symbolism, France has officially ended its decades-long military presence in Senegal, ...

Demand for coffee is growing globally - but despite much of it being grown on the continent, very little is roasted locally ...

President Donald Trump has promised West African leaders a shift from aid to trade during a White House meeting. On Wednesday ...

The U.N.'s food agency says it will suspend various food and nutritional assistance in vulnerable countries across West and ...

The Islamist group JNIM is pushing to assert political dominance in the Sahel region, experts have told Reuters, with a ...

The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on Thursday, the last West African country where it maintained a ...