Three military-run states leave West African bloc – what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc…
Gun-wearing leader sparks attention at Ghana inauguration
Burkina Faso's military leader Capt Ibrahim Traore attracted attention when he attended…
West African bloc approves historic exit of military-run states
Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal…
‘I thought I would die’ – freed captive tells BBC of life in West African jihadist base
A man from Ghana has told the BBC how he was seized…
West African bloc pins hopes on ambitious superhighway from Ivory Coast to Nigeria
West African leaders are holding a crucial summit in Nigeria's capital Abuja,…
Meet Capt Ibrahim Traoré: Africa’s youngest ruler
Said to have been a shy but intelligent boy in school, Burkina…
Bougobali and “The Dancer Thieves” behind bars in Burkina Faso
The pain, anger and sorrow that resulted from the death of his…
Meet Diébédo Francis Kéré: First African to win the highest honour in architecture
Being the first Black man and most especially, the first African to…
