A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Nigeria rises to 6th position on visa  progress The Africa Visa Openness Index, an index which measures the extent ...

Locomotive deals worth more than half a billion dollars signal iron ore could start flowing to ports this year After almost ...

Specifically, here is how the youth responded on the prospects of democracy in the sub region– much less democratic (13 per cent); somewhat less democratic (8 per cent); about the same (34 per cent); ...

GWERU, Feb 5 (Newsday Live)-A man suspected to have murdered his girlfriend, a student teacher at Guinea Fowl High School in Gweru on January 24, has been found hanging outside the school premises.

A new mining law in Mali that raises taxes and seeks to hand over big stakes in assets to the state and local investors will ...

Bauxite has overtaken coal as the second biggest generator of shipping demand for capesize vessels, heralding a new era for ...

Presidents and other heads of government across the world travel out of their countries to strengthen diplomatic relationships, participate in global summits and forums, promote business interests, ...

The gaming community on the continent climbed 10% to 349 million players, and 89% of revenue came from mobile, the analysis ...

It is instructive to state that these external contributions do not determine the policies or priorities of ECOWAS. The ...

Some of the West African nations who asked to leave the Economic Community of West African States after recent military takeovers ...

It was not only the highest Test total in which only four men bowled - previously Australia's 528 against India in Adelaide in 1981 - but also the highest in all first-class cricket. That mark was ...