As jihadist violence spreads in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Western influence wanes, and democracy fades into memory ...

On proposed completion in 2030, the Great Green Wall is expected to be the largest living structure on the planet, three ...

As I wrote in several articles, my sojourn in Europe was a culture shock on many levels . The most profound was how Europeans ...

Illegal activities incur costs of more than $19 trillion (more than China’s GDP), slow down growth and investments and ...

Across the seven local government areas of the southern senatorial district of Kwara State, communities live in fear of ...

Despite being Africa’s most populous nation and one of its largest economies, Nigeria remains among the world’s poorest ...

Burkina Faso faces a dire humanitarian crisis. Government authorities reported that over 2 million people were internally displaced (IDPs) at the end of 2024, and the country also hosts more than ...

A World Bank-led ethnographic study reveals how the lack of affordable childcare in urban Burkina Faso forces low-income ...

The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are ...

“Improved access to finance by poor households and micro enterprises can unlock income earning opportunities and self-reliance for many.” South Africa has one of the world’s highest unemployment rates ...

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks of countries around the world, based on how corrupt their public sectors are perceived to be. The results are given on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is ...