A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having served notice a year ago, raising concerns over access to justice for the ...

Nigeria can benefit from a Brics partnership but it must find a careful balance between the relationship and the interests of ...

Last Wednesday, an official announcement was that three West African countries under military rule have officially left the regional bloc, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ...

A University of Nebraska-led effort to help small farmers in developing countries finds its federal funds on hold.

Specifically, here is how the youth responded on the prospects of democracy in the sub region– much less democratic (13 per cent); somewhat less democratic (8 per cent); about the same (34 per cent); ...

To escape this vicious cycle, Africa must take decisive action—not just by demanding climate justice but by reforming its ...

A 171-mile road project in a landlocked country in Africa is set to improve transport connections and provide a much-needed ...

Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW explains how the methods and objectives of these campaigns differ from region to region and how ...

The countries most affected by climate change are poor, rely heavily on agriculture for income, and are vulnerable to extreme ...

A new mining law in Mali that raises taxes and seeks to hand over big stakes in assets to the state and local investors will ...

If the collapse of EAC, and now ECOWAS, teaches us anything, it is that the greatest risk ...