Russian forces were brought in to help defeat jihadists but they also defend the military leadership in Niger.

Two years ago, Nigerian pastor Jerry Eze arrived in London to lead a prayer conference at Twickenham — the world’s largest ...

Archbishop François Sylla challenged the youth delegation to see themselves as active members of the Church as they head to ...

Technology companies, government policymakers, investors and startups converged in Lagos this week as GITEX Nigeria placed ...

Senegal, the second-largest economy in the West African Economic and Monetary Union, hiked its prices this month, reaching $1 ...

The operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.

Militaries that have taken power in Africa's Sahel region—notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger—have put pressure on western mining firms for a fairer distribution of revenue from the lucrative mining ...

African cuisine is the cuisine of the past and of the future. While the presence of West African cuisine has strongly influenced everything from Southern food to Mexican it often doesn't get the ...

Global gold prices are surging, surpassing $2,700/oz this month, already up by more than a fifth compared with 2023. In this landscape, gold hubs across the world are working to formalise their mining ...

Togo’s vulture population is in crisis. Amid intense persecution for belief-based use and ongoing loss of habitat, surveys between 2021 and 2025 tracked a sharp decline in the numbers of critically ...

The French health start-up backed by Prosus and footballer Kylian Mbappé, Alan, has used its newly raised cash pile to buy a Senegalese insurer, expanding its focus for growth to west Africa.