Burkina Faso’s little-known nature reserves need protection. They are a key stopover point for the 2.1 billion birds that ...

The World Bank’s latest policy note explores how Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) can be strengthened in conflict-prone areas ...

Effective today, the trio of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, cease to be members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), but with an enormous toll on an already tough regional ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands. Large herbivores like elephant, giraffe and hippopotamus, and predators like ...

ECOWAS imposed heavy economic sanctions in the wake of the coups, fraying diplomatic ties and forcing the juntas to look for new routes to transport goods in and out of the landlocked states.

Africa will be the second-fastest-growing region globally. But persistent problems, including poverty, the effects of climate change, and weak governance, are fuelling widespread social frustration.

The total cargo throughput at Ghana's ports has consistently exceeded 25 million metric tons per year, with transit cargo to ...

In March 1966, in a bid to test South Africa’s claims at the International Court of Justice at The Hague that Namibians in exile were free to return, Nujoma – accompanied by President Hifikepunye ...

The US was the world’s largest funder of foreign aid for decades – propping up education, health services and human rights in ...

Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta ...

The $8 billion trade figure for 2024 represents a marked increase from the $7 billion achieved in 2023. This growth is a testament to the strengthening trade relations, particularly in sectors such as ...

The Rural Organisation of Women farmers and Agro processing Development (ROWFAD) Ghana, a non-governmental organization in Sissala East, has organized a field trip to introduce a new crop variety, ...