Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW explains how the methods and objectives of these campaigns differ from region to region and how ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

Marcus Rashford bids farewell to his Manchester United team-mates as he nears a shock move to Aston Villa Exact amount of ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided to still recognise Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger despite ...

Foreign mining companies are turning to arbitration as African governments enforce stricter regulations, revoke licenses, and ...

The three countries will put their own common passport into circulation on Wednesday and have announced a unified army of 5,000 men.

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

French President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to "reset" France's relationship with its former African colonies appear to be faltering. Seven years after coming to power with promises of reform, a ...

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...

Burkina Faso has an outstanding external debt estimated at more than $10 billion. Additionally, it owes China an unknown ...