The jihadist groups are extending their reach, threatening coastal West African states while battling local armies.

Freedom declined around the world last year with authoritarians solidifying their grip, but South Asia led a series of bright ...

Ivory Coast became the latest African nation to expel French troops, taking control of the last remaining French military base in the country.

Democracy in Niger took a hit in 2023. With the commission's new recommendations, the future of the country's fragile democracy is looking even bleaker.

China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...

The morning sun slants through the canopy of Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park as Sgt. Abdou Diouf and his brigade of rangers march in single file, guns at the ...

The sermon to be delivered at a mass celebrating the Jubilee of Deacons scheduled at 9 am Sunday at St Peter's Basilica has ...

Integrating the Kano-Maradi Railway into the African Integrated Standard Gauge Railway Network (AISGRN) ...

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger comprised 16% of the bloc's population of 424 million and 7% ...

Thanking the Archbishop of Dakar, Benjamin Ndiaye, for hosting the gathering, the Vatican Undersecretary described it as "a ...