Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally recognised for its astounding biodiversity.Beneath the surface of this ...

Noah Kofi KARLEY, FLOODING AND PHYSICAL PLANNING IN URBAN AREAS IN WEST AFRICA:, Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Vol. 4, No. 4 (13) (November 2009), pp. 25-41 ...

Press Release - Thirty journalists across Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania have benefitted from a series of intensive physical and digital security trainings organised by the Media Foundation for West ...

West Africa's monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and cut some of the financial links with Paris that have underpinned the region's common currency since its ...

The recent deadly heat in West Africa is driven by human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, particularly in the wealthy Northern Hemisphere, according to an international report.

The military juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a treaty of confederation Saturday bringing together 72 million people into the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). It’s a decision, they ...

West Africa has been one of the world’s most violent regions since the mid 2010s. In 2024 alone, the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data initiative recorded over 10,600 events of political ...

West Africa’s coastal areas are home to about one-third of the region’s people—and the population is growing 4% each year. A very large proportion, about 40%, of West Africa’s gross domestic product ...

The West Africa Cable System that runs about 16,000 kilometers (9,950 miles) along the sea floor from Europe to southern Africa was damaged with other lines earlier this month.