The levy was agreed on Friday and will take effect immediately. It will affect all goods imported from outside the three countries, but will not include humanitarian aid, the statement said. It will ...

Nigerian traders at the Niger border are expressing their concerns about officials in Niamey rejecting ECOWAS passports. They ...

Why the urge to cover the globe? I’ve decided to join the world of extreme travel. I’ve always loved going abroad. But I ...

Niger entrenched military rule for another five years this week when junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in a 2023 military coup, was named president for the next five years. During ...

The FCFA monetary zone consists of 14 countries with a market of 160 million people and a fixed exchange rate of 1 euro = 655 ...

The Bulk Energy Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has renewed its partnership with Burkina Faso’s National ...

Salvador Ousmane paints a damning picture of the African military juntas that came to power in West Africa in recent years, ...

Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025 for reporting on the government crackdown on the ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso's ruling military junta arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights ...

It appears like the Government of Liberia is finding it very difficult to counter the movement of Burkinabés into Liberia and halt them from exploiting some of the country's natural resources without ...

Ghana’s Bulk Energy Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has renewed its partnership with Burkina Faso’s National Hydrocarbons Company (SONABHY) in a move aimed at strengthening ...

Ghanaian President, John Mahama, on Thursday called for continued dialogue between ECOWAS, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Mahama made this call during a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at the ...