"The Illustrated Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali" is the first comprehensive documentation of the remarkable plant diversity ...

West Africa has been home to several powerful kingdoms from the earlier Sahelian kingdoms (Ghana Empire, Mali Empire and ...

Although views to the contrary have occasionally been aired – sometimes underpinned by what seems to be solid empirical research hinting at African involvement in the drawing up of the continent’s ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marked its 50th anniversary. The Golden Jubilee brought together ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

Burkina Faso's junta said on Monday it had thwarted a "major plot" to sow "total chaos" that it believes originated in the ...

As clouds gather and humidity rises across west Africa, whose annual rains bring an uptick of deadly ... Rattled supply chains mean drugs are at risk of being stuck in warehouses in Mali. Children are ...

The Global Terrorism Index, released by the Institute for Economics and Peace based in Sydney, Australia, in March 2025, which covered the terrorist situation ...

Currently, there is a high global demand for strategic minerals. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the market size doubled in recent years, ...