Ecowas has been struggling to keep its membership intact after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all junta-led states, decided to ...

Experiencing a fuel shortage is unusual for Nigeriens. An oil-rich country, its first refinery was built in 2011. Today, due ...

As the Economic Community of West African States marks its 50th anniversary, GIFT HABIB reflects on its journey from an ...

Imports of major arms by African states fell by 44% between 2015–19 and 2020–24, which was mainly due to decreases in the ...

River blindness – or onchocerciasis – is a tropical disease which causes itchiness, skin damage, and eventually blindness. It affects millions of people across Africa.

The Niger State Ministry of Communications, Technology, and Digital Economy has partnered with African Women in Tech Sales to ...

THE abduction of two staff of the China National Petroleum Commission (CNPC) in Niger is the latest twist in the fallout between the military government and a rebel group opposed to the overthrow of ...

The complexity of Africa’s electricity trade challenges the simplistic notion that African production is rudimentary.

Commission says it has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen consequences of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. The Commissioner, Political Affairs, Peace and Security, ...

Mali and its neighbours have for more than a decade battled militant groups allied to Islamic State and al-Qaeda while ...