ECOWAS mission to help resolve Guinea-Bissau's political crisis, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.

Despite US pushback, officials in west Africa say controversial hepatitis B study on pause amid ethics concerns ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea-Bissau is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the ...

Leading vaccine researchers say that the proposed vaccine trials could lead to unreliable conclusions on already-approved ...

Renewed violence in Nigeria has displaced around 3.5 million people in recent months, destroyed food supplies, and worsened malnutrition to critical levels in several northern states. Widespread ...

FDA scientists appear poised to sign off on the company’s proposal, according to a preliminary review posted by the agency ...

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, disclosed this on ...

The Catholic Church in Guinea-Bissau has announced plans to dedicate the 2026 Lenten collection to supporting facilities that ...

A look at the drastic shift ...

The Nigerian military says several of its officers will face trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the West African ...

The highlights this week: Pushback mounts over the Trump administration’s health aid deals in Africa, Gaza’s Rafah crossing ...