Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa's youngest, is suddenly faced with a huge challenge of reuniting a weakened regional bloc that is older than him. The 44-year-old Faye was tasked on ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and other major stakeholders are making immense efforts to find lasting solutions to the situation in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger and possibly ...

Dakar (AFP) – Senegalese President Macky Sall said Thursday a diplomatic solution in Niger was "still possible" nearly two months after a military coup toppled its democratically elected president.

By the end of this century, typical daily temperatures in West Africa will be even higher than those registered on the hottest days of the year at present, according to a new study by climate ...

Kevin Rideout, a Christian missionary in Niger, was taken from outside his house in Niamey last month. U.S. officials are ...

Senegal has pledged its participation in a potential military intervention in Niger, if the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decides to take action following the recent coup in the ...

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© U.S. President Joe Biden leaves the stage after giving remarks on the administration’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program from ...

A guide to Africa's "Super Sunday" Elections have taken place in five African countries, while Senegal held a referendum on reducing presidential terms. A presidential run-off went ahead in Niger even ...

President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by the military on July 26 and has been detained at home with his wife and child since. Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, spokesperson for the National Committee ...