As my term as acting WHO regional director for Africa draws to a close, I have been reflecting on the resilience and ...

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

The Rapid Support Forces’ seizure of the tri-border area, a key trade and smuggling nexus, has brought Sudan’s war closer to ...

In the Sahel, a region plagued by jihadist violence, there are roads people steer clear of and others they travel on with ...

The World Bank’s Pathways to Scale highlights how economic inclusion programs across the Sahel, especially those targeting ...

Sixteen years ago today, a quiet Fourth of July afternoon was interrupted with the stunning news that former NFL quarterback ...

This story is part of The Tennessean’s Notorious Nashville series, which takes a look back at some of the city’s most ...

Swarms of desert locusts are moving across parts of North Africa. With unusually heavy rains in late 2024 supporting growth ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over $120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the ...

Mali's military authorities on Thursday granted the junta chief a five-year presidential mandate, renewable "as many times as ...

The 2024 crisis exposed structural faults at the core of the West African regional body. At 50, can the once-great ...

African countries had 14 of the world’s 67 heat extreme events last year, and several had at least three months of hotter ...