The west African road network is vast, estimated at over 709,000km of roads by the Global Roads Inventory Project. It ...

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

Hepatobiliary cancers (liver, pancreas, biliary tree, and gallbladder) represent the second largest burden of general surgical oncology in West Africa, and the fourth highest incident cancers in the ...

Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal are among the invited leaders. The news of the summit comes after a ...

The decision by ECOWAS heads of state to hold a Special Summit on the Future of Regional Integration in West Africa in 2025 presents an opportunity to resolve these issues. The summit will be ...

Although symbolically visible in some places across the continent, Turkey’s presence remains a work in progress.

Managing Director, United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited (UCAMWAL), Labas Bamba, noted that the launch of the funds came at a critical time for the WAEMU region, as governments and ...

While artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is an important source of livelihoods in West Africa, informality leaves it vulnerable to exploitation by criminal and conflict actors. To best ...

The linguistic landscape is far more complicated than it first appears, with many isolated languages and sub-families that continue to challenge researchers. Some languages remain unclassified, while ...

ABUJA, - West African nations want to strike deals with the U.S. over energy and rare earth minerals, but the Trump administration's looming expansion of travel bans risks derailing those efforts ...

Valor Hospitality Partners, a global leader in full-service hospitality solutions, today announced the signing of two new hotel management contracts in Nigeria and Senegal representing an ...