Unequal access to wealth is one of the main causes of worsening violence in West Africa's Sahel, which has forced millions to ...

Mali is on the verge of falling to an Islamist group that has pledged to transform the country into a pre-modern caliphate.

Ayedun, who works for U.S.-based Christian humanitarian nonprofit World Relief, urged Americans to remember the plight of ...

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) strengthens mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution capacities of its senior officials ...

Over the last decade, Africa has seen an increase in democratic backsliding, military coups, and electoral autocracies, with the African Union (AU) doing ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - Some 52 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to meet their basic food and nutrition needs in the upcoming lean season, driven by conflict, extreme weather and ...

Sub-Saharan Africa is becoming the world’s most volatile region for armed conflict, according to the 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI) released on Wednesday. Of the 44 African countries assessed by the ...

Army jets destroy vehicles, fuel depots, ammunition truck amid preparations by RSF fighters to advance on El-Obeid, local media says - Anadolu Ajansı ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has "ordered an investigation into the circumstances that led to the recruitment of these young men ...

Are you a refugee, asylum-seeker or stateless person looking for help? Visit the HELP site to find support and services from UNHCR. The West and Central Africa region hosts around 14.3 million ...

Mobile Creche in Manga, Burkina Faso. Credit: PEJDC – Youth Employment and Skills Development Project. Childcare services are critical to empowering women, reducing poverty, and promoting equitable ...