An attack by armed men in western Niger killed 12 soldiers, the army said Saturday, in a border area that has long been a hotbed of extremist violence. The “surprise offensive” was launched Friday ...

Twelve Nigerien soldiers have been killed in an attack in the west of the Sahel country and two suspects have been arrested, ...

Africa still bears the brunt of the global malaria burden—with 94% of cases occurring on the continent. According to the World ...

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) yes­terday launched its International Desk to address the role of ...

ShareLast weekend, Morocco were crowned champions of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history after defeating two-time winners Mali 4-2 on penalties at the Stade El Bachir in ...

On World Malaria Day, Mali's Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, and the World ...

GIM-UEMOA, the interbank electronic banking group of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) has announced a ...

Saba and I have written the Uganda chapter for the last five years, and each time we do it we think hard and fast about what to cram into 6,000 words. Ultimately, we identify and highlight about three ...

Traders and businessmen across the West African countries will soon begin to enjoy easy financial transactions across borders ...

Harsha Kakar The inaugural edition of the multilateral naval exercise termed as the Africa India Key Maritime Engagement ...

Analysis - The challenge will be translating the country's rich mineral resources and promising economy into stability and ...

From a son of a rubber tapper in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to a Bishop-elect who was rejected by the Diocese to ...