West African mediators failed to persuade leaders of a military coup in Mali to immediately hand over power to a civilian government during talks on Tuesday, the chairman of the regional bloc said.

Britain's Tullow Oil will commit 90% of its investments in coming years on its producing offshore oilfields in West Africa and put exploration on the back burner to reduce debt.

About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring countries – about two-thirds more than five years ago – the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) regional head for West ...

Ivory Coast and Senegal have moved closer to qualifying for next year’s World Cup after resounding victories in the latest round of African qualifiers.

Addis Abeba- Displaced people from East Wollega Zone, Oromia region, who have sought refuge near Sekota town in the Wag Hemra Nationality Administration of Amhara region, said they are facing severe ...