An unrelated pair of people buried in cemeteries in 7th-century Britain probably had grandparents from West Africa ...

Nigeria has continued to offer the cheapest electricity tariffs in West Africa, even as it shoulders a growing subsidy burden ...

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ghana – the first by an Indian leader in more than three decades – put resources, trade, and security cooperation at the center of a renewed ...

Cocoa futures (CC1:COM) posted their biggest gain since December as concerns grew over weaker crop projections from West ...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25) today is up +243 (+2.85%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25) is up +292 (+5.32%).

Much of West Africa, home to the world’s top cocoa producers, is heading into another disappointing harvest. Despite better ...

The military-led governments of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso plan to channel part of their revenues into a new investment ...

Gold miner West African Resources is aiming to become a sustainable 500 000 oz/y producer by 2029, underpinned by strong ...

By legally recognizing these children of Africa, Benin is healing a historical wound. It is an act of justice, but also one of belonging and hope." ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While the specifics are ...

Ruth Maclean is the West Africa bureau chief for The New York Times, based in Senegal. She joined The Times in 2019 after three and a half years covering West Africa for The Guardian.

Archaeologists have analyzed the DNA of two unrelated individuals buried in 7th-century-AD cemeteries on the south coast of ...