West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Nigeria’s Tinubu, Germany’s Merz talk security, power deal in phone call
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed deepening cooperation on security, power and infrastructure in a phone...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau stops vaccine study funded by Trump administration
Guinea-Bissau's foreign minister has said his government has stopped a study funded by the Trump administration aiming to evaluate side...
Read moreDetailsSenegal prosecutor rejects accusations police tortured and killed student
A Senegalese public prosecutor claimed on Tuesday that a student, who protesters have said was killed by the police, in...
Read moreDetailsGabon suspends social media, citing threats to security and stability
Gabon has suspended some social media platforms, citing concerns that posts could undermine social cohesion and threaten the stability of...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast considers following Ghana with cocoa farm gate price cut, sources say
Ivory Coast is considering cutting the guaranteed farm gate price paid to its cocoa farmers to align with Ghana, two government...
Read moreDetailsNiger and Algeria announce start of ‘new dynamic’ after pipeline talks in Algiers
The head of Niger’s military junta has declared the start of a “new dynamic” with Algeria. General Abdourahamane Tiani met...
Read moreDetailsNigeria says 100 more U.S. military personnel arrive to tackle terrorists
About 100 U.S. military personnel have arrived in Nigeria as Washington scales up an operation to target insurgents, a Nigerian...
Read moreDetailsSeven Ghanaian traders killed in Burkina Faso by suspected terrorists, Ghana says
Seven Ghanaian tomato traders were killed when terrorist attacked the town of Titao in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday, Ghana's...
Read moreDetailsNigerian troops repel coordinated terrorist attacks in Borno, military says
Nigerian troops have repelled simultaneous assaults by terrorists on two military bases in Borno state, leaving an unspecified number of...
Read moreDetailsLiberia sees iron ore output tripling to 30 million tons on ArcelorMittal expansion
Liberia expects iron ore output to triple to around 30 million metric tons this year, driven by ArcelorMittal Liberia's (AML) planned...
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