Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it was committed to supporting Electoral Management Bodies, ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Gris-gris are rooted in traditional African faiths that believe vital powers in animals and nature may be unlocked — to harm, ...

Gold is one of the resources at the heart of these tensions. West Africa has been a renowned gold mining hub for centuries, dating back to the ancient Ghana empire, which earned its reputation as ...

Angela List, Founder and CEO of Nguvu Mining, details the group’s advantageous acquisitional history and exciting future developments that will solidify its position at the forefront of West Africa’s ...