The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third review under the 48-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement that was approved on September 21, 2023. The ...

Videos that surfaced in June 2025 accurately reported that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Burkina Faso ...

In a significant development underscoring Russia’s growing engagement in Africa, Moscow has signed a comprehensive nuclear ...

Vladimir Putin’s nuclear deal with Burkina Faso signals Russia’s growing dominance in West Africa as Western influence fades.

West Africa’s $10B food trade is informal, per OECD. Staples like cereals and tubers dominate informal trade, missing from official data. Informality distorts trade planning and hinders ECOWAS ...

From the Sahel to the Great Lakes, a new report flags deepening violence, foreign entanglements and growing neglect of peace ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it has agreed to maintain the status quo on free movement of ...

Mali began construction of a new Russia-backed gold refinery on Monday, which the West African country's military leader said ...

Téte António visits Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to deepen ties • Tour aligns with Angola’s role as African Union president in 2025 • Angola seeks to strengthen political, economic, and ...

The west African road network is vast, estimated at over 709,000km of roads by the Global Roads Inventory Project. It ...

Insurgents are expanding from West Africa’s Sahel region toward Atlantic coastal nations such as Ivory Coast, creating new ...