The initiative dovetails with Senegal's broader strategy to industrialize its economy, attract foreign investment, and create skilled jobs. It also positions Dakar-a key logistics hub-as a central ...

Much of West Africa, home to the world’s top cocoa producers, is heading into another disappointing harvest. Despite better ...

GYEBIWest Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its development trajectory. Despite a youthful population and expanding markets, inadequate infrastructure and limited connectivity prevent the region ...

The military-led governments of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso plan to channel part of their revenues into a new investment ...

Russia has signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Niger and fellow members of West Africa's Alliance of Sahel States, deepening Moscow's strategic footprint across the continent. The deal ...

The risk is that it rises into something much larger that then presents a much greater threat on the global scene,' one expert told Newsweek.

Trump discussed migration with the leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon, including the need for countries to accept the return of their nationals who do not have the right ...

By legally recognizing these children of Africa, Benin is healing a historical wound. It is an act of justice, but also one ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While the specifics are ...

Ruth Maclean is the West Africa bureau chief for The New York Times, based in Senegal. She joined The Times in 2019 after three and a half years covering West Africa for The Guardian.

Monkey Cage In West Africa, trafficking brings human suffering. But removing it can set off instability. This complicates policymaking.