West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
France to end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out; Junta bans French aircraft from its skies
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out...
Read moreDetailsGuinea junta leader says Africa “sufficiently mature”
At a time when West African juntas are struggling to gain legitimacy in the eyes of the international community, the...
Read moreDetailsGunmen abduct female students in north-west Nigeria
An unspecified number of female students have been abducted by gunmen from a Nigerian university in north-west Zamfara state. The...
Read moreDetailsGhana: 3-day protests over cost of living crisis, leaders’ “moral decay” end; opposition warn on Niger troop plans
With placards reading Ghana deserves better, we are tired of being voting machines or people equals power, protestors rallied in...
Read moreDetailsNiger’s ousted leader petitions Ecowas court for help
Ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has appealed to the West African bloc Ecowas’s court for his release, his lawyer has...
Read moreDetailsSanctions following the Niger coup cause pain along the closed Benin border
Lines of hundreds of trucks stretch back many kilometres close to Benin's northern border with Niger, their cargo wasting and...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso assembly votes to send troops to Niger
Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) has unanimously voted to send troops to neighbouring Niger, where the military seized power...
Read moreDetailsEU suspends funding to Zimbabwe’s electoral body
The European Union has announced that it is suspending financial aid to Zimbabwe’s electoral body due to concerns about the...
Read moreDetailsSenegal: Pastef appeals to the Court of Justice of ECOWAS and the Supreme Court
Ousmane Sonko's lawyers have filed two appeals with two courts. They are asking the Court of Justice of the Economic...
Read moreDetailsGhana tops African countries with highest debt with IMF
Ghana has maintained its spot as Africa’s most indebted country to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ghana’s debt to the...
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