Cultivated in over 100 countries, cotton is not only essential for global trade, but also for the livelihoods of millions, particularly in developing regions. However, the cotton-to-clothing value ...

Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military junta said.

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

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Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Since joining Werder Bremen on loan from Manchester City, life in the Bundesliga has gotten off to a good start for ...

Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS was formed in 1975 to “promote ...

The draw for the Africa Cup of Nations is complete, with defending champions Ivory Coast facing rivals Cameroon in Group F ...

Experts dubbed those countries a “coup belt.” Among others, that belt includes Burkina Faso. Russia and the juntas frame the anti-West glissade as a start of decolonization processes leading ...