Air travel within West Africa remains the most expensive globally, posing a major challenge to regional integration, according to the Economic Community of West African States. This was disclosed ...

US deepwater driller Valaris has been awarded a contract in West Africa for five firm wells plus options for one of its drillships currently working in Brazil. The company said on Monday the ...

PRAIA, Cabo Verde — West African countries are adapting their interdiction strategies as drug traffickers and other criminals turn to sophisticated technology to evade detection, U.S. officials ...

Credit: PEJDC – Youth Employment and Skills Development Project. Childcare services are critical to empowering women, reducing poverty, and promoting equitable development in West Africa. Despite ...

A showdown with Barrick Gold in Mali, audits of oil contracts in Senegal, the CFA franc denounced – after the rhetoric, the economic reality in West Africa is delivering mixed results. The Boulevard ...

Lagos, Nigeria — Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, three breakaway states are testing West African solidarity, sparking a potential trade war. Unless last-minute ...

Geneva — A senior researcher for the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) says West Africa is experiencing a severe food and nutrition crisis, and insufficient funding is worsening the ...

Military-led governments across West Africa have upended the mining sector by rewriting contracts, detaining executives and suspending operations as they demand greater control over natural resources.

A group photo of the LOC. The seventh edition of the West African University Games (WAUG) has been officially launched in Accra with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the games duly inaugurated ...

LAGOS, Nigeria, Apr 30 2025 (IPS) - Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, three breakaway states are testing West African solidarity, sparking a potential trade war. Unless ...

Since the eighties, West African communities have boomed in the Houston area; Harris County has the largest Nigerian population in the U.S., according to the 2020 Census. And where there are ...

The 18th edition of WAMPEX (West African Mining and Power Exhibition) will take place from 28-30 May 2025, at the AICC and Grand Arena in Ghana. The organisers of the event are excited to announce ...