Press Release - The Rapid Support Forces unleashed "a wave of intense violence ... shocking in its scale and brutality" ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed suggestions of any planned intervention in Niger, firmly rejecting claims from ...

The BRVM closed the week higher, marking a fifth straight session of gains as large-cap stocks drove the advance. The ...

Opinion - A coalition of international powers on Thursday issued an urgent condemnation of escalating military operations in Sudan, warning that sieges, drone strikes, and attacks on civilian ...

France cut its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 58 percent on Thursday, confirming a major reduction in funding that health organisations warn will cost lives ...

The government of Ethiopia has declined to renew accreditation for three Addis Abeba-based journalists from Reuters and withdrawn the accreditation to cover the 39th African Union (AU) Summit, days ...

Senegal's largest university has suspended student associations after violent demonstrations over unpaid grants led to the death of a student. The victim's family has called on the judiciary to ...

Calling for sweeping reforms of global institutions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told African leaders on Saturday that the absence of permanent African seats on the Security Council is ...

Ecobank Transnational Inc shares have nearly doubled in price in 2 years, underscoring renewed investor interest in West African banking stocks. The Togo-based (BRVM: ETIT) lender closed at 29 XOF on ...