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As part of austerity measures for a debt relief package under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, the government is proposing a raise for civil servants far ... Read more »
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The iconic striker was denied a seventh participation at the showpiece of African football by an unheralded Cape Verde Islands, who edged out the Indomitable Lions 3-2 on aggregate ... Read more »
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While the quality of governance on the continent has improved, key regional and strategic players have slipped in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, and the Mo Ibrahim ... Read more »
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The Mo Ibrahim Foundation reports on governance rankings for West Africa. Read more »
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A summit of French-speaking countries ended over the weekend in Kinshasa giving young Congolese a chance to meet fellow Francophones including President Francois Hollande of ... Read more »
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Amadou Mahtar Alioune Ba, co-founder of allAfrica.com and CEO of the African Media Initiative, has been awarded the African Media Prize Expo 2015. Read more »
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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 »
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With carcasses of dead livestock scattered throughout the landscape, the effects of the drought are alarmingly visible as households struggle with reduced crop yield and increased ... Read more »
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The World Bank has approved a U.S. $203 million to help increase food production and create economic opportunities for families and communities in the countries of the Niger Basin, ... Read more »
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As Senegal marks the 10th anniversary of the capsizing of a passenger ferry which killed more than 1800 people - one of the worst maritime accidents in history - families of ... Read more »
