The Cross River state government is set to build a mega cement plant in partnership with a German company, Cross Cement International and Infrastructure Limited.

Thomas Mariee's expedition down the Rokel River was an exercise in getting out of his comfort zone, one rapid and insect bite ...

France has given up most of its military footprint across west Africa with astonishing speed. By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by ...

A 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 11,000 people ... where it occurred in a village near the Ebola River, after which the disease is named.

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness ... under the umbrella of the WHO Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP), Niger undertook vector control measures by spraying ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness ... Between 1976 and 1989, Niger and other west African states conducted a WHO-led programme using insecticides to curb ...

FILE -Members stand for the arrival of dignitaries at a joint press conference by African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) electoral observers in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously ...

The three nations have now officially withdrawn from the bloc (AP) The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ...

This incredible river is the second-longest in Africa and is also the world's deepest river, with a measured depth of around 220 metres.

Rivers is set to close its stores around the Central West following a failed sale process. I am a senior journalist for ACM in the Central West. I cover council, human interest, and crime.