By Anait Miridzhanian DAKAR (Reuters) -At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in ...

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

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 ...

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

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

"If we had peace tomorrow, it would still take five to 10 years just to stabilise the country's livestock population." ...

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

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

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

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

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