The names are carved on poles of African hardwood that are set upright as if reaching for the sun. No one knows where the men they represent were buried.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 143 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of 484 suspected cases from December 30, 2024, to January 12, 2025, across seven states and 32 ...

African leaders’ authoritarian practices, domestic power struggles and governance failures have undermined efforts to create ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising ...

The $910 million appeal marks the most expensive humanitarian crisis in West and Central Africa, surpassing those in Chad, ...

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has executed the village head of Malam Boulamari, a locality in Niger's Diffa region.

The ambitious plan to produce green steel in the Freeport Saldanha Industrial Zone has been shelved, with Sasol and ArcelorMittal citing high costs and shifting priorities. The setback raises ...

The Department of Transport (DoT) plans to impose higher fines for reckless and drunk driving, as well as other traffic ...

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has emphasised the need for African countries to unite and cooperate under the Pan-Africanism framework to promote democracy, stability and development ...

Africa’s start-up ecosys-tem continues to attract global attention, with 2024 marking another dynamic year in funding trends.

A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled ...

Beth Van Schaack, US Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice in the Biden administration has left the post as the second Trump ...