With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?The Sahel region covers 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

France has given up most of its military footprint across west Africa with astonishing speed. By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by ...

The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

Climate change is substantially affecting cocoa production in a region of Africa that accounts for more than 70% of global ...

Q: What is the Dollar worth against the West African CFA Franc? A: One Dollar is worth 636.7299 West African CFA Francs today Q: Is the Dollar going up or down against the West African CFA Franc?