A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

Father Jean de Dieu Belembaongo, a religious priest of the Order of the Ministers of the Infirm (Camillians), serves as a ...

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Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

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The Swiss-based NGO Terre des hommes is losing $10 million in annual contributions as a result of the suspension of humanitarian aid by the United States administration.

Few developments capture Ghana’s economic aspirations more than its bustling ports, the gateways to West Africa’s booming trade. Ghana’s ports—Tema and Takoradi—handle over 85% of the nation’s trade, ...

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eople-centered development is at the core of the African Union Agenda 2063 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The pledge to pursue inclusive growth, sustainable development, and “leave no one ...

High debt levels weigh on the US dollar and are gold-supportive. However, Trump’s tariff raises could be inflationary and ...

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