The Trump administration's decision to suspend American aid to foreign countries for 90 days has caught many African governments off guard. In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ...

The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) announces the temporary suspension of natural gas supply from Nigeria to Benin and Togo to carry out pipeline maintenance.

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.

Fourteen people, including an Irish citizen, have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Togo for taking part in a banned protest against the dynasty that has ruled the west African country for ...

Lome: A Lome court on Tuesday sentenced 14 people to 10 years in prison for taking part in banned protests against the Gnassingbe dynasty that has ...

The MDB has long held plans for a public hybrid bond and began talking to investors about a $500m trade in 2022. It started ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

particularly in francophone West Africa, played a major role in the split, as did the influence of foreign powers like France ...

West Africa has major gold producers like Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ghana. Togo, which borders these countries, is a key transit point for traders exporting gold worth hundreds of millions of dollars, ...