A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

The genocide the U.S. says is under way in Sudan started like this: In 2002, bandits attacked a caravan led by a young herder ...

Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

The Earth's climate is in a constant state of change based on its position relative to the sun. This relationship means that ...

Within ECOWAS, there’s an institution known as the Community Court of Justice. Since 2005, this Court has had jurisdiction to ...