A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that energy giant Shell has ignored repeated warnings that a controversial ...

The epic of Sunjata Keita has become heritage of the entire African continent ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert in the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the chaos-strick ...

Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city ...

The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

One of the most heart-warming stories in Nigeria last week was that seven governors, only three of them from Nigeria, met in Maiduguri to push forward with concerted efforts to salvage the Lake Chad ...

Home to one of the most diverse and vibrant people in the world, this landlocked country covers nearly 500,000 square miles ...

Parts of Britain are likely to be smashed by a massive 281-mile rain bomb as weather maps have turn blue, indicating the possibility of wet conditions. WXCharts maps, which are prepared using the ...

(AP Photo, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against ...

Gusts of up to 90mph are expected to pummel much of the country from around 6am on Friday ... Dramatic weather maps show a cyclonic formation passing over Britain at the height of Friday.