A collaborative effort by the government and France have led to the repatriation of stolen artifacts back to Nigeria. Read more »

Port authority officials in Abidjan have confirmed that a French tanker has been seized by pirates off the country's coast following an earlier report by International Maritime ... Read more »

A study has suggested that strategies be developed to exploit the knowledge of Benin's traditional healers regarding the treatment of malaria with medicinal plants. Read more »

There is an overwhelming number of companies who lack enthusiasm when it comes to the stock exchange, reports TrustMedia. Read more »

While Africa's burgeoning economic growth may be able to sustain science through domestic funding, the shortage of scientists and research capacity threatens this very growth, an ... Read more »

Although Guinea was the first and only West African French colony to opt for complete independence from the French community, it has since struggled to remain on the path of ... Read more »

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation reports on governance rankings for West Africa. Read more »

In recent years, conservationists have repeatedly warned of dwindling stocks in the West Africa Marine Ecoregion stretching from Mauritania to Guinea. Most point to over-fishing by ... Read more »

As the Security Council debates troop deployment to troubled Mali, both the United States and France are backing calls for greater international involvement, as are several African ... Read more »

Speaking at a UN high level meeting on the Sahel, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that political and economic turmoil and a severe food crisis are combining to ... Read more »