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

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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 ...

Growth in the 15 member states that make up the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, is likely to inch down ...

The initiative, part of the Regional Resilient Rice Value Chains Development Project in West Africa (REWARD), and ...

For West African countries to effectively advance their regional trade and integration efforts, DPI must be made ...

Climate change is a growing threat across Africa, with West Africa feeling its effects especially intensely. According to the ...

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

DAKAR, Senegal -- U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” at ...

Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional ...

The French military has completed its withdrawal from Senegal, its last West African country with a permanent troop presence, amid waning regional influence.