Niger's National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition ...

A national committee to chart Niger’s future has proposed that the junta-ruled country return to civilian administration in five years under new rules that strictly limit the number of political parti ...

On Saturday 15 February 2025, the first official presentation of the new and 40th book by the French-Cameroonian ...

As France hands back another base in Africa, experts question the future of its security cooperation on the continent and ...

Djingarey pointed to the "possibility of the leaders" of the military authorities "to stand in future elections".

This week on Business Africa: budgetary crisis in Senegal, industrialization under Traoré in Burkina Faso, and untapped mining potential in Nigeria. Three major challenges for the West African economy ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The ...

Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French ...

NIAMEY - A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic rule following ...

Since 2023, the Burkina Faso Hydromet Project has supported the installation of 9,700 farmer rain gauges to help rural communities better manage their crop years.

Malian director Souleymane Cissé, the African cinema pioneer who over five decades gained prominence for works infused with ...