This photo documentary chronicles the lives of Senegalese migrants who return home after leaving their country in search of a better life.Read the full article
While the Sahel remains plagued by recurrent conflicts, there are nonetheless positive signs of economic and social development in the countries of the region.Read the full article
While Africa, led by Côte d’Ivoire, currently produces 90 per cent of the world’s raw cashew nuts, less than 15 per cent are processed on the continent. The majority of production is exported to Asia. Relocating cashew nut processing to African countries would mean an important new source of [...]Read the full article
Ghana could gain close to US$80 billion from mining in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, however, the cost to the environment would be devastating.Read the full article
In addition to the demands of local residents and IDPs, the price of property in Maiduguri has been inflated by the presence of international humanitarian and federal government agencies.Read the full article
Twenty years ago, they lost family members to malaria. Today, Senegal’s villagers are at the forefront of the fight against this pandemic, which currently kills more people than AIDS in Africa.Read the full article
Benin relies on a vast illegal network that smuggles petrol from Nigeria. The former French colony cannot compete with the oil prices in Nigeria and has insufficient service stations to cover the population’s fuel needs.Read the full article
Sierra Leone stands to lose more than 7,000 mining jobs following a decision by the country’s biggest mining company to temporarily retrench workersRead the full article
