In jihadist-threatened north Benin, the army is waging a campaign away from the front -- a programme of social projects, ...

Dr. Claudette Yaméogo is Burkina Faso’s only ophthalmologist who specializes in treating children. She is one of just 70 eye doctors for the West African nation's 23 million people.

Burkina Faso promotes AI using local languages to increase inclusion. The initiative aims to train young technicians and expand digital access. The project includes UNDP support and emphasizes ethical ...

The Malian court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto complex plans to sell one metric ton of gold from ...

Between October 12, 1492, and the end of the second millennium, Western expansionism had a major influence on the global ...

General Abdourahamane Tiani, who secured his first presidential mandate at the end of March, is trying to maintain the ...

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

Burkina Faso shuts down foreign NGOs, citing sovereignty, as repression grows and rights groups warn of democratic and legal ...

He listed the five major security threats as the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, banditry in the North-West and ...

A l-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks ...

The World Bank’s Pathways to Scale highlights how economic inclusion programs across the Sahel, especially those targeting ...

Five years since the Mali coup of 2020, the key lesson is that the international community must move beyond the view of coups ...