The west African road network is vast, estimated at over 709,000km of roads by the Global Roads Inventory Project. It compares unfavourably with other African regions. For example, paved roads remain ...

Donald Trump is considering expanding his travel ban on foreign countries by 36, according to a State Department cable that ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it has agreed to maintain the status quo on free movement of ...

Mali began construction of a new Russia-backed gold refinery on Monday, which the West African country's military leader said ...

Despite a prolonged fallout within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria is making diplomatic ...

The administration gave the nations 60 days to fix concerns, according to a State Department cable. The president already ...

Education ministers from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso seek solutions as conflict and displacement push education to the brink ...

Nigeria falls behind in healthcare, especially in the northern areas, in comparison to the junta-led Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, according to billionaire philanthropist Bill ...

Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions over security, sovereignty ...

Burkina Faso has since withdrawn from ECOWAS, forming instead the Alliance of Sahel States with Mali and Niger – countries also run by post-coup administrations. Under Burkina Faso’s new transition ...