Dinosaurs to supercrocs: Niger’s bone keepers preserve its ancient fossilsThe Sahel country is one of the few African nations to boast rare dinosaurs, but safeguarding them is a challenge.
LONG READAgadez: The ancient Sahelian city forced to change amid trying timesA once thriving Saharan tourist city with a rich but fading heritage faces harsh realities two years since Niger’s coup.
A year after Niger’s coup, split political loyalties test family tiesWhile many Nigeriens have welcomed the military rulers, others question their rhetoric and approach towards governance.
Ivorian cocoa farmers ‘barely survive’ while chocolate company profits soarFarmers in Ivory Coast, the source of 45% of the world’s cocoa beans, battle climate change and market inequality.
Debate on ditching CFA begins as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger forge new pathAmid talk of ditching West African franc, a colonial-era legacy, analysts unpack what it means for three Sahel states.
Economic hardship, insecurity spike in Mali as ECOWAS exit loomsMali’s exit from the bloc comes as citizens complain about fallout of regional sanctions imposed following two coups.
LONG READJeune Lio, the Cameroonian-born ‘music conductor’ charming the Ivory CoastHe started as a self-taught DJ in Paris, but Jeune Lio is now one of Francophone Africa’s most influential music heads.
Trial gives Guinea stadium massacre survivors hope for justiceA high-stakes trial over the killings and sexual crimes in Conakry in 2009 has begun.
EXPLAINERIvory Coast’s controversial polygamy bill: All you need to knowThe bill to make polygyny legal in the West African state has sparked a debate online and offline over women’s rights.