As climate change continues to threaten fragile ecosystems, a new stakeholder-informed framework is offering hope for the sustainable management of West Africa’s coastal lagoons.

While most gut microbiome research focuses on high-income countries, a groundbreaking study led by two scientists from South ...

West Africa’s sea turtle population in deep water ... West Africa Source: ISS (click on the map for the full size image) The West African littoral is home to some of the world’s most important sea ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While the specifics are ...

According to another map based on overall population data for each entire state, Texas, for example, also had the largest increase nationwide in its citizens between 2022 and 2023—expanding by ...

As Valentine's Day approaches, the craving for chocolate intensifies. But chocolate continues to face a significant challenge: Climate change is threatening cacao production, particularly in West ...

One country in Africa is so densely populated it’s home to 15% of the continent's population, and accounts for 2.8% of the world's inhabitants. The green and white flagged nation, one of the ...

A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Sahel and West Africa Club says the urban population will double to 1.4 billion by 2050.

Of these, 24 of the top 25 fastest-growing countries are located in Africa. By far the fastest-growing population is seen in South Sudan, growing by 4.65 percent every year. By contrast, the ...

Opinion Columnist reporting from Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles and Mauritius. Much of the world is accustomed to thinking of Africa as an impoverished sideshow, accounting for only a small share ...

The use of such methods is markedly lower in west Africa (see map), ... For a start, Africa’s population—and therefore the world’s—would be considerably lower than most current projections.