Gold miner West African Resources is aiming to become a sustainable 500 000 oz/y producer by 2029, underpinned by strong ...

West Africa is at a defining crossroads, and stakeholders from across the region will convene in Lagos in October for the West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing & Trade Summit & Exhibition 2025.

Much of West Africa, home to the world’s top cocoa producers, is heading into another disappointing harvest. Despite better ...

The initiative dovetails with Senegal's broader strategy to industrialize its economy, attract foreign investment, and create skilled jobs. It also positions Dakar-a key logistics hub-as a central ...

The military-led governments of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso plan to channel part of their revenues into a new investment ...

Russia has signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Niger and fellow members of West Africa's Alliance of Sahel States, deepening Moscow's strategic footprint across the continent. The deal ...

The risk is that it rises into something much larger that then presents a much greater threat on the global scene,' one expert told Newsweek.

By legally recognizing these children of Africa, Benin is healing a historical wound. It is an act of justice, but also one ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While the specifics are ...

Ruth Maclean is the West Africa bureau chief for The New York Times, based in Senegal. She joined The Times in 2019 after three and a half years covering West Africa for The Guardian.

"He's a very hard worker ... just trying to get a better life, like everybody else in the land of opportunities," the ...

Monkey Cage In West Africa, trafficking brings human suffering. But removing it can set off instability. This complicates policymaking.