Barrister Oladotun Hassan has urged the national assembly to sett boundaries of each tribe in the ongoing constitutional ...

Niger's army says an attack by armed men in western Niger has left 12 soldiers dead in a border area that has long been a hotbed of extremist violence ...

Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalise on record-high gold prices to ...

Despite its ‘overarching’ achievements over the past 50 years (half a century) since its establishment, the Economic ...

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the ...

Scientists have developed a system that harvests rainwater running off PV panels for household use or hydrogen production.

Diplomatic tensions between Benin and its junta-led Sahel neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso have led to a security vacuum ...

Islamic militants attacked military posts in northern Benin, killing at least 54 soldiers. Previously, authorities reported ...

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — An attack by Islamic militants on military posts in northern Benin last week left at least 54 soldiers dead, the West African country's government said. Authorities had ...

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has convened an extraordinary session in Accra, Ghana, to deliberate on the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc. According to a report by ...

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has concluded arrangements to relocate its institutions from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger following their withdrawal from the body. ECOWAS Council of ...