Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have put pressure on ...

Democracy in West Africa is regressing due to poor governance and bad leadership, providing excuses for military coups, ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said impartial electoral commissions and non-partisan security operatives are key to ...

Indian authorities have banned two highly-addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fuelling ...

India’s Opioid Kings, a new documentary from the BBC World Service’s award-winning BBC Eye Investigations team, has revealed ...

European leaders travel to Ukraine, approve Russia sanctions on war anniversary Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez nails ...

The Fulani’s ancestry links to North and West Africa, the Green Sahara period, and ancient Berber groups, shaped by migration ...

The illegal trade of lion and leopard parts is growing in Senegal and threatening the lion's survival across West Africa.

Themed “Accelerating West Africa’s Sustainable Industrial Revolution for Economic Prosperity”, the event will convene market ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

The Drug Controller General of India has banned the production of tapentadol and carisoprodol after they were found to be ...