African rainforests, long vital carbon absorbers, are now releasing more carbon than they capture, according to new research.

The refinery subsists beyond Dangote’s personal triumph. It is Nigeria’s proof of concept: that greatness is possible here ...

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This week’s health update shows Africa edging closer to the end of the mpox public health emergency, even as the continent continues to face the ongoing spread of seasonal influenza and severe ...

The military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched a regional investment bank with an initial capital ...

The region of Western Africa comprises countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, ...

Plants and animals across sub-Saharan Africa have declined by 24 percent since preindustrial days. Large mammals like forest ...

Nearly a year after U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze U.S. development aid, USAID has permanently closed its ...

Kidnapping for ransom has a long history in the west African Sahel. In 1979, a rebel group led by Chad’s future president ...

The report, titled "Mapping the new geopolitics of tariff deals" reveals how the U.S. is requiring trading partners to align with its national security interests or face punitive economic barriers.

Mr. Trump last week declared that he had ended the decades-old conflict between Congo and Rwanda when he gathered several ...

Instability from Latin America to the Middle East risks spreading as conflicts, proxies, and shifting alliances shape 2026.