Much of West Africa, home to the world’s top cocoa producers, is heading into another disappointing harvest. Despite better ...

After a 27-year hiatus, drilling has resumed at one of West Africa’s oldest offshore oil fields, as Singapore-based Akrake ...

The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France's concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and international partnerships said on Friday, a week after Paris handed over ...

The National Hurricane Center is closely watching an area of showers and thunderstorms that is moving off the African coast.

Entrenched in the Sahel, Russia is making a push for influence in Togo, according to a report by the Critical Threats Project ...

The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Nigeria), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has said that West Africa, ...

Gold miner West African Resources is aiming to become a sustainable 500 000 oz/y producer by 2029, underpinned by strong ...

The military-led governments of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso plan to channel part of their revenues into a new investment ...

Fearnleys described Wednesday as “manic” for suezmaxes, with “immense gains” made in West Africa and for ships lifting Kazakh ...

A recent military takeover in Niger has thrown into uncertainty the future of France’s presence in West and Central Africa, raising doubts about the future of U.S. military involvement there, too.

Ruth Maclean is the West Africa bureau chief for The New York Times, based in Senegal. She joined The Times in 2019 after three and a half years covering West Africa for The Guardian.

Monkey Cage In West Africa, trafficking brings human suffering. But removing it can set off instability. This complicates policymaking.