Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Court on Friday dismissed a suit filed by an Ivorian citizen, Zadi Philipe, seeking damages for alleged suffering caused by sanctions imposed ...

This moment could provide an opportunity for West African states to shake off the remnants of the power imbalance that characterized France’s presence, and reshuffle the cards of military and ...

Anyone in the United States using Google Maps will see the large body of water west of Florida as the Gulf ... updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. The name change is now official.

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It is also a worrying sign that M23’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the region—and, in doing so, risk another catastrophic African war. The origins of ...

ABIDJAN - The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States takes effect on Wednesday after a year of political tensions, fracturing the region and ...

Startups like Kenya’s SunGrid AI merged artificial intelligence with solar energy to create scalable, eco-friendly power systems for ... TOPSHOT – The South West Africa People’s Organisation ...