For the governments of West Africa's Sahel region, the stakes are even higher. Gold is a lifeline for the military juntas of ...

Aurum Resources has launched a 30,000m diamond drilling campaign at its 0.87million-ounce gold Napié project, southeast of ...

In Gold Fields' Tarkwa mine in Ghana, a high-tech cat-and-mouse game is playing out with increasing frequency as record gold ...

Sierra Leone's president is assuming the rotating leadership of the Economic Community of West African States. Under previous ...

Nigeria and other West African countries collectively spend over $3 billion annually importing meat, often from distant suppliers such as ...

Although symbolically visible in some places across the continent, Turkey’s presence remains a work in progress.

Australia-listed West African Resources has poured first gold at its flagship Kiaka project in Burkina Faso, delivering the ...

Ibrahim Traoré counts admirers from Nairobi to Jamaica and London. Russia is also courting him.

Chinese-owned global electronics giant TCL, with a significant footprint in Ghana over the past decade, has officially ...

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

Sierra Leoneans are worried by the increasing number of mpox cases and deaths that have been recorded in 2025.

Nigeria led West Africa as the region's largest intra-African trading country in 2024, hitting $18.4 billion in trade last year.