Here’s what we know about the security situation in Sahel: Over the last decade, the region has been shaken by extremist ...

Iron carried in clouds of Saharan dust blown across the Atlantic Ocean is increasingly available to tiny life forms the ...

The severe disease of the face has finally been recognized as a neglected tropical disease. A heightened focus could help to ...

On August 16, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) celebrated its first anniversary, marking a pivotal moment in the political, ...

Tiny but oil-rich Equatorial Guinea long escaped the youth exodus plaguing other African nations, but a decade of economic ...

Flooding caused by heavy rains has left more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed.

Ankara is heaping investments and mediating regional conflicts as it seeks to diversify its foreign policies and become a reliable alternative to China or Western powers vying for influence in Africa ...

Ruth Maclean is the West Africa bureau chief for The Times, covering 25 countries including Nigeria, Congo, the countries in the Sahel region as well as Central Africa. More about Ruth Maclean ...

BEIJING, Sept 4 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping will open the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit on Thursday, where he is expected to urge African leaders gathered in Beijing ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with leaders from multiple African countries and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, continuing the momentum of cooperative interactions ...