China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is up +414 (+4.26%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is up +242 (+3.10%). Cocoa prices today ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and ...

Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of KenyaAs Africa yearns for trans­formative leadership to ad­dress the challenges facing its socio-economic and po­litical fabric comprehensively, Hon. Raila ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

France has given up most of its military footprint across west Africa with astonishing speed. By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

South Africa’s second biggest political party has launched a legal challenge against a new land expropriation law that was ...