Nigeria falls behind in healthcare, especially in the northern areas, in comparison to the junta-led Sahel countries of Mali, ...

Seven students from Lawra Senior High School are feared dead after their boat capsized on the Black Volta River at Dikpe ...

The government of Burkina Faso has completed the nationalisation of five gold mining assets, transferring ownership to the ...

Burkina Faso has completed the transfer of five gold mining assets to the country's state-owned miner, according to a decree published late on Wednesday, finalising a process that began in August to ...

Education ministers from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso seek solutions as conflict and displacement push education to the brink.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conduct First Atoms4Food Assessment ...

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 ...

Burkina Faso's military junta leader Ibrahim Traore has sought deeper military ties with Russia since seizing power in a coup ...

Since seizing control in September 2022, insurgents continue to expand their territory and violence has persisted, casting a ...

Unhedged gold mining company West African Resources has delivered a maiden underground resource of 4.9-million tonnes grading ...

In a critical step toward addressing food insecurity in West Africa, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have launched ...