Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have put pressure on ...

Democracy in West Africa is regressing due to poor governance and bad leadership, providing excuses for military coups, ...

Indian authorities have banned two highly-addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fuelling ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said impartial electoral commissions and non-partisan security operatives are key to ...

European leaders travel to Ukraine, approve Russia sanctions on war anniversary Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez nails ...

India’s Opioid Kings, a new documentary from the BBC World Service’s award-winning BBC Eye Investigations team, has revealed ...

The Fulani’s ancestry links to North and West Africa, the Green Sahara period, and ancient Berber groups, shaped by migration ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

Themed “Accelerating West Africa’s Sustainable Industrial Revolution for Economic Prosperity”, the event will convene market ...

But chocolate continues to face a significant challenge: Climate change is threatening cacao production, particularly in West Africa, which produces around 70% of the world's supply. Rising ...

The Drug Controller General of India has banned the production of tapentadol and carisoprodol after they were found to be ...

Gold is one of the resources at the heart of these tensions. West Africa has been a renowned gold mining hub for centuries, dating back to the ancient Ghana empire, which earned its reputation as ...