France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal's capital, Dakar that it has used for decades. The move follows an announcement in late 2024 by Senegal's ...

Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from haramata, a word in the Ghanaian language Fanti.The wind originates from ...

West African neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods as they seek to fund a new three-state union after leaving the larger regional economic bloc, they ...

Each night, throughout Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, families gather, neighbors share food freely and communities come ...

The launch of the Dangote Refinery near the Port of Lagos presents an exciting opportunity to transform the energy and shipping markets in West Africa.

Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the ...

A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

Maps showing it distort reality – but some risks are real ANALYSIS | BRENDON J. CANNON | Global power dynamics in Africa are ...

Ethiopia’s quest for access to the Red Sea has become a hotly debated topic on social media. Posts with a map of the Red Sea ...

The three Sahelian states’ split from ECOWAS is reducing security cooperation at a time when West Africa is battling numerous ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...

Ivory Coast’s success is not unqualified. Entrepreneurs grouse about a lack of skills among the young, not surprising since ...