By Ryan Truscott Critically endangered hooded vultures in Nigeria that once fed on the carcasses of wild animals are now ...

Marriage in West Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a lesser-known but significant ...

Africa is no longer a peripheral arena—it’s becoming a central platform for Moscow’s global strategy. The West should beware.

Despite its current crisis, Ecowas can look back on successes in integration, peace and security, and good governance.

For several centuries, West Africa has experienced mental, social, political and spiritual upheavals that have shaped its ...

Between August 2020 and August 2024, West and Central Africa experienced about nine coup attempts, four of which led to the military successfully taking over power in four West African Countries.

Comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has made a strong case for deeper unity and cooperation among Customs administrations within the West and Central Africa ...

cross-border conflict and smuggling across West Africa as part of the XCEPT research programme; rethinking the response to jihadist groups in the Central Sahel; and artisanal mining and resource ...

The landmark 10th edition of Agrofood & Plastprintpack Nigeria closed on a high note, drawing resounding praise from exhibitors, trade ...

Its splinter group, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), instead prefers to impose taxes on local livestock farmers, said Nigerian GI-TOC researcher Kingsley Madueke. In the central ...

Marriage in West Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a lesser-known but ...

Musa was asleep in the village of Dusuman in northeast Nigeria when he was awoken by a sharp burst of gunfire and Boko Haram stole his main source of livelihood -- his livestock. "They came at ...