Five years since the Mali coup of 2020, the key lesson is that the international community must move beyond the view of coups as isolated events.

At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in Boulkessi. Waves of jihadist insurgents from an al-Qaeda-linked group stormed the camp, catching newly deployed soldiers ...

West African governments are scrambling to make the most of a new gold rush. But the boom is also exacerbating existing ...

ECOWAS. It was more than a celebration; it was a powerful reminder of what’s possible - unity in diversity, progress.

West African cocoa production, which has faced two successive below-average harvests, is likely to see another 10% decline in the upcoming 2025/26 season despite marginally improved weather conditions ...

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U.S. 6th Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney arrives May 4, 2025, in Praia, Cabo Verde in support of Obangame Express 2025. The 14-day exercise in West Africa kicked off on May 5 and includes 28 ...

Amnesty International warned on Wednesday that military authorities in West Africa have been increasingly using enforced disappearances as a means of repression against civil and political activists ...

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Bright Simons Ghanaian social innovator, entrepreneur, writer, Vice President of IMANI policy think tank Motion: This house believes that the break-up of the West is a net benefit for Africa The case ...