West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Niger students rally in support of coup leader
Around a hundred students have demonstrated in the Nigerien capital Niamey to support the military who took control of the...
Read moreDetailsFrance backs ECOWAS efforts to make Niger coup fail; Algeria opposes military intervention
France will support efforts by the West African regional grouping ECOWAS to make the military coup in Niger fail, the...
Read moreDetailsWhat led to the Niger coup? An expert lists three driving factors
At an emergency meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 July, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release...
Read moreDetailsFrance suspends military cooperation with Niger until further notice
A spokesman for the French military on Wednesday said that any cooperation with Niger in the fields of development and...
Read moreDetailsNiger junta says it will not back down despite ‘inhumane’ sanctions
The self-declared new leader of Niger on Wednesday said the junta would not bow to pressure to reinstate ousted President...
Read moreDetailsFormer Côte d’Ivoire President Henri Konan Bédié dies at 89
Côte d'Ivoire's former president Henri Konan Bédié has died aged 89 in hospital in Abidjan, a member of his party's...
Read moreDetailsWho is the new military ruler of Niger, General Tchiani?
The 62-year-old general, Abdourahamane Tchiani is from Niger’s western region of Tillaberi, close to the border with Mali. He studied...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s President appoints investigator to probe central bank
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has appointed a financial watchdog to investigate the central bank, weeks after he suspended its governor,...
Read moreDetailsNiger junta says toppled government authorised French strikes
The Niger military junta that seized power last week said on Monday that the toppled government had authorised France to...
Read moreDetailsSenegalese opponent vows hunger strike as lawyers lambast arrest
Firebrand Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko said Sunday he had started a hunger strike from custody after being arrested this...
Read moreDetailsTrending
