Military chiefs from the West African subregion are considering establishing an ECOWAS counter-terrorism brigade, amongst others.

A group of Brownies from Hertfordshire have raised hundreds of pounds for charity by baking cakes and selling them in their ...

Upcoming “Arts for Africa” will showcase the work of artists in Medicine Hat and region for an opportunity to support their fellow human a world away.

Burkina Faso’s largest gold mine, Essakane, produces over 400,000 ounces annually. Despite benefiting from rising gold prices, the Canadian company Iamgold faces soaring costs due to insecurity. The ...

The Sahel region, long plagued by instability, terrorism, and economic marginalization, has witnessed a transformative shift with the emergence of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The ...

The withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the latest sign ...

Imports of major arms by African states fell by 44% between 2015–19 and 2020–24, which was mainly due to decreases in the ...

Ecowas has been struggling to keep its membership intact after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all junta-led states, decided to ...

Of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 73 are currently flagged as having no-go zones due to ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a 5,000-member regional counterterrorism force to tackle the growing influence of jihadist groups, particularly Islamic State’s (IS) ...

Tanzania announced it would import electricity from Ethiopia via Kenya to address persistent power shortages in its Northern Zone. Ethiopian electricity, it said, would be cheaper than power sourced ...

On Feb. 24, the Moroccan counterterror agency broke up a terrorist cell calling itself "the Lions of the Caliphate in the ...