The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in Nigeria's capital, Abuja to assess the bloc’s challenges, particularly in light of recent military takeovers in several member states that ...

West Africa is Africa's primary cotton production hub. While Benin and Mali remain the undisputed leaders, Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso are engaged in a tight competition to secure a lasting hold on ...

Traffic congestion costs African economies an estimated $314 billion annually, according to a report by the French multinational Alstom. This figure is equivalent to four times Côte d’Ivoire’s Gross ...

Amid renewed relations with Libya, Russia is relying on the Al-Khadim base near Benghazi to strengthen its military presence in the Sahel region of Africa. RFI journalists were able to trace the ...