Independent renewables developer Qair has received a boost for its 18 MW Dédougou solar energy project in Burkina Faso, securing €6mn (US$6.9mn) in concessional financing from the Sustainable Energy ...

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has committed a €6 million concessional finance package for the development of the 18 MW Dédougou Solar Power ...

A group affiliated with Al Qaeda has killed dozens of civilians and eight soldiers so far this year in Togo, the country's ...

Burkina Faso has said it considers the death of a Burkinabé activist in custody in Ivory Coast to be an "assassination".

According to the funder African Development Bank, the Dédougou Solar Power project aligns with the AfDB-led Desert-to-Power ...

Alain Christophe Traoré, known as Alino Faso, a supporter of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta, was arrested in early January in ...

As Niger marks two years since the July 26, 2023 coup, the military junta faces a critical test. Has life improved under ...

Ghana has deployed soldiers to Bawku after gunmen attacked the northern town, killing three students. Analysts warn that ...

A once thriving Saharan tourist city with a rich but fading heritage faces harsh realities two years since Niger’s coup.

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger may soon join GIABA as non-ECOWAS members following endorsement by its Ministerial Committee.

France’s withdrawal signals the decline of its traditional cultural and political dominance in Francophone Africa. The ...

From 27 to 29 May 2025, a WCO national workshop on the AfCFTA Rules of Origin (RoO) was held in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and funded by the Japan ...