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 Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

Forecasts suggest that by 2100, a majority of the world’s babies will be African, leading to predictions of an African ...

Once a holding cell for kidnapped Africans, the island’s House of Slaves is today a UNESCO World Heritage site—and the site of healing and atonement.

What is a continent? We think of it as a large body of land surrounded by the sea, aka, ocean. There are a few continent sized countries. Australia is the only continent that is also one country.

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...

The countries most affected by climate change are poor, rely heavily on agriculture for income, and are vulnerable to extreme ...

The Sahel region of Africa ... of western military forces. The current counterterrorism efforts of the military governments are widely believed to focus more on regime protection in the countries ...

Algeria led the way among African countries ... Cape Verde: The island country and archipelago archipelagic of West Africa has a life expectancy of 74.72 years. 4. Tunisia: People live on average ...

" Hardest Geezer" Russ Cook, who ran the length of Africa, will return with a long-distance running challenge spanning New ...

And it delivered aid and relief materials to countries in west Africa and beyond during COVID-19, Ebola and other emergencies, such as floods. An adequately equipped air force bolsters Nigeria’s ...