Sixty-five years ago, 14 African countries gained independence from France. DW examines how they have developed since then — and how much influence the former colonial power still wields ...

President John Dramani Mahama has renewed calls for Africa’s economic independence, transparent leadership, and deeper ...

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has urged African nations to shift from raw material exports to high-value production, calling for economic independence, transparency, and youth-driven ...

It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim ...

Diamonds helped transform Botswana from one of the world’s poorest nations into one of Africa’s success stories GABORONE, Botswana -- In a village outside Botswana ’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on ...

The African Union (AU) is launching one of its most ambitious health security missions yet: Ensuring that the continent manufactures 60 percent of its own vaccines by 2040. Africa currently ...

Bamako, early 2022. The French ambassador has just been declared persona non grata. Soldiers from Operation Barkhane are packing up. In the streets of the Malian capital, protest follows protest, ...

The events in Guinea-Bissau reflect a so-called polycrisis for countries in and around the Sahel belt, sandwiched between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. This region has, since 2020, become the ...

Senegal Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the old world . Culturally influential (Music and Arts), they’re politically stable and a respected voice in west Africa diplomacy. The ...