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

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union (EU) have jointly launched a project aimed at ...

Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

Aveo Pharmaceuticals is accused of illegally exporting banned combination of tapentadol and carisoprodol to Nigeria, Ghana ...

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

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

Gris-gris are rooted in traditional African faiths that believe vital powers in animals and nature may be unlocked — to harm, ...

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

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

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 ...

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

The drugs, which are highly addictive and linked to a public health crisis in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte ...