West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Nigeria eyes debut global sukuk, new loans to raise total of $2.8 billion
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has asked parliament to approve $2.3 billion in new loans and authorize the issuance of a...
Read moreDetailsWorld Bank raises Sub-Sahara Africa growth forecast on inflation drop
Sub-Saharan African economies are expected to grow by a faster 3.8% this year on the back of stable prices that...
Read moreDetailsSenegal aims to start construction of new refinery next year
Senegal plans to start construction of a second oil refinery next year to boost domestic processing capacity, and is seeking...
Read moreDetailsNiger, Mali military leaders meet in Bamako, pledge stronger Sahel confederation
In a display of deepening solidarity, Niger’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, was received with warm camaraderie by his Malian...
Read moreDetailsNigeria at 65: President Tinubu says “worst is over” on independence day amid worsening hardship
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared on Wednesday that the “worst is over” following a series of painful economic reforms that...
Read moreDetailsWhite House says Trump supports renewal of African trade initiative due to expire
Thousands of businesses across sub-Saharan Africa are on tenterhooks as they wait to hear the fate of the African Growth...
Read moreDetailsInternational court blocks Niger uranium sale amid Orano dispute
An international court of arbitration has temporarily blocked the sale of uranium stockpiles over a dispute between the Niger government...
Read moreDetailsPolice say that 12 forest guards were killed by bandits in the north-central Nigeria
Police said that at least 12 forest guards were killed in the attack on Oke-Ode, a town located in Kwara...
Read moreDetailsRequest to free separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu rejected by Nigerian court
Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu remained in jail on Friday after a Nigerian court rejected a request to free him. Kanu,...
Read moreDetailsNigeria eyes certification of China’s C919 jet for local airlines
Nigeria's civil aviation authority is looking into certifying China's C919 jet for the country's carriers, its director general told Reuters,...
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