Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body Interpol on Thursday.

Thursday closed down -538 (-4.58%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed down -367 (-3.99%). Cocoa prices Thursday dropped to 1-1/2 week lows and settled sharply lower as recent rain in West Africa has boosted soil moisture levels,

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that almost 50 millions people are currently suffering from

Designate for Communications Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George has pledged to position Ghana as the leading hub for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Africa by 2028.

Thousands of people rallied Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, which is due to take effect today.

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.

East African countries have plenty to offer Western miners in the coming years, notably the relative absence of strongarm tactics seen in parts of West Africa. That, along with East Africa’s deposits of critical minerals needed for the global energy transition, will make it an increasingly attractive option.

That is why the International Trade Centre (ITC), with the support of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has set up a SheTrades West Africa project to change mindsets, and therefore opportunities. This project is active in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and also incorporates the shea and cassava value chains.

Pretoria’s foreign policy focus on multilateralism, development and reforming global governance will be seriously tested by geopolitical division.

A vessel drifting in the Caribbean Sea contained 19 badly decomposed bodies, at least some from Mali, authorities in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis announced on Wednesday.

Health authorities say they've identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 hospital staff and patients.