As Burkina Faso’s death toll continues to climb from a meningitis epidemic, the family of Adele Kabore is still dealing with the fallout from her...

Provisional results have given the coalition supporting President Boni Yayi the majority of seats in Benin’s recent legislative elections, the...

The West African Journalist Association (WAJA) has launched a US 1.5 million pilot project aimed at building the capacity of its member unions in 16...

Legislative elections in Benin were stalled on Friday following the last minute approval by the Constitutional Court and President Boni Yayi of a...

The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) is preparing the grounds to host a regional football and wrestling championship. The mouth-watery tournament that will...

Saikou Janko, Chairman of Kombo Foni Forestry Association (KOMFFORA), a charitable organisation that promotes the development of sustainable forestry...

The death toll from a meningitis epidemic in Burkina Faso rose to 324 on Friday and the United Nations says outbreaks and deaths have also been...

As 31-year-old Magueye Ndiaye describes it, when the pains caused by sickle cell disease come it is like being hit by a tornado. “The pain is...

Improving the rights of women can boost child survival, especially in West and Central Africa, which have the highest rates of child mortality in the...

About 150 communities in Guinea on Sunday collectively abandoned the practice of female genital cutting - a landmark declaration in a country where...