Sixty-five years ago, 14 African countries gained independence from France. Many African nations celebrate their 65th anniversaries in 2025: Nigeria, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo all ...

Bank loans in Niger fell 18.2% in 2024, the steepest decline in WAEMU. Long-term loans dropped 18.6%, while short-term loans rose 28.1%. Niger posted the highest rate of bad loans in the union at 26.8 ...

Wagner, a feared Russian mercenary group, is being replaced on the continent by another Russian paramilitary, experts say – ...

However, it remains present in a new guise—as the African Corps. The Russian Federation has decided to end its „special ...

Under President Donald Trump the United States has reset relations with west Africa's military leaders on a mutual ...

Families who've lived along West Africa's Niger River for generations have watched their livelihoods disappear as their ...

According to historians, Mansa Musa, an African man, possessed more wealth than any other individual on Earth.

Niger's army said its soldiers killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, but experts cast ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Wednesday officially recognized the exit of three of its former members: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic. The trio’s exit became ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are free to exit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by the end of next month, the regional body said yesterday. According to the President of ...

Record-breaking floods are devastating Niger, Mali, and Nigeria, warns IRC In Niger, over 841,000 people have been impacted by the floods, with more than 400,000 displaced and hundreds tragically ...