The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

The North East Cooperative Stakeholders Forum has queried the rationale behind Nigeria's 2025 budgetary increase from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion presented to the National Assembly by President ...

The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...

The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to leave one ...

It is quite likely that Moscow and Beijing might align their strategies in the continent. This is a recipe for a massive ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...

LAS VEGAS — Mark Wahlberg has made two movies in Las Vegas — “The Family Plan” for Apple TV+ and “Flight Risk” — and he’s hoping to make many more here. That goal would be much more attainable with a ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...

France’s military influence in Africa is waning as its troops have withdrawn from Chad and other ex-colonies, aligning with a ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that excluding his country from talks between the U.S. and Russia about the war ...