The bodies of four Pakistanis who were among dozens of people who drowned after a migrant boat capsized off West Africa last ...

A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and ...

It fosters conditions that make young people susceptible to recruitment ... the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) can explore diverse strategies with military, political and ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body Interpol on Thursday.

The French president's words have sparked a backlash, with African leaders calling out his "contemptuous attitude".

He said: “I looked at the security situation now in West Africa. I know that many people are very much concerned. But one principle I believe is that we should object to any foreign interference ...

Having grown up in the west African country of Benin, when two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou immigrated to the US in 1990 to pursue his acting dreams, he felt a pain he could not ...