West Africa

Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday reversed its earlier rejection of a proposal requiring real‑time electronic transmission of election results, bowing to...

Marsa Maroc, Morocco's leading port operator, said on Tuesday it had signed a deal with Liberia's ports authority to manage...

Sustained gunshots were heard near the central prison in Guinea's capital, Conakry, on Tuesday, causing panic in the surrounding neighbourhood,...

When leaders from Doma town in Nigeria's northern Katsina state struck a deal with local gunmen last September, everyone hoped...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its growth outlook for several of Africa’s largest economies, including Nigeria and Egypt,...

Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition leader, Domingos Simões Pereira, has been summoned to appear before a military court, accused of links to...

Mali will create a state-owned company to manage holdings in mining companies, according to a statement released by the council...

Ghana's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed local fund managers to cut back on offshore investments as it seeks...

Cheikh-Anta-Diop University in Senegal's capital has been the place of unrest since early December. Students have been protesting a lack...

Alpha Oumar Konaré is an exceptional figure in contemporary African history, a combination of the qualities of an academic, a...