West African cocoa production, which has faced two successive below-average harvests, is likely to see another 10% decline in ...

Demand for coffee is growing globally - but despite much of it being grown on the continent, very little is roasted locally ...

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

Young West African ‘catfish’ scammers have turned cyber-fraud into a cornerstone of transnational crime by recycling age-old scams for the social media age. We investigate.

Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are disrupting the crop, affecting both the quantity and quality of beans — and ...

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Armed groups and government forces in West Africa have committed atrocities with impunity in 2024, with thousands of dead and injured, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025.

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the West and Central Africa region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

Around 90 banks and financial institutions have joined a new instant payment initiative, which aims to process payment transactions of all kinds 24 hours a day, seven days a week, within the WAEMU ...

The WAP Complex of protected areas that straddles the border region of Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger is one of West Africa’s most important protected areas and a haven for many iconic endangered ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task. Some of ...

Disinformation on West African social networks is surging, particularly in the coup-hit Sahel region. This has serious consequences for the daily work of journalists.