By streamlining naturalization processes, Benin is establishing itself as a gateway for Afro-descendants reconnecting with ...

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.

Surinam Airways is the flag carrier of the South American nation of Suriname (although it is culturally associated with the ...

UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Ceremony on the occasion of the World Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. UNITED NATIONS (United States) - ICC ...

African Development Fund-backed Rehabilitated Lomé-Cotonou Highway Sparks Entrepreneurial Boom - The Maravi Post ...

Having flung open the doors of the Marina presidential palace in Cotonou since 19 February to allow the country's traditional rulers and the Beninese people to admire 26 royal treasures returned by ...

As France's influence in Africa wanes, the United States has been stepping in to fill the void, presenting its initiatives as partnerships aimed at bolstering security, counterterrorism, and regional ...

The banks and delta of the Mono River in Benin are home to mangrove swamps which harbour fish and rare wild birds -- and some ...

West African countries have traditionally been hotspots for miners but a number of companies are locked in disputes with military administrations in the region. In recent weeks, several companies ...

Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Chad have joined three West African countries — Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso — asking for French troop’s withdrawal, marking a major blow to France’s waning ...

The Israeli military has intensified operations across the occupied West Bank, targeting Palestinian ... Middle East and North Africa regional director for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

DAKAR, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. plan to withdraw from the World Health Organization will squeeze Africa's health initiatives, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on ...