West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Former Mali PM Boubèye Maïga dies in detention
The former Prime Minister of Mali, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, died on Monday at 67 years old in Bamako, where he...
Read moreDetailsMali records highest cotton production
Mali has recorded its largest cotton production of more than 760,000 tons for the 2021-2022 season. The President of the...
Read moreDetailsEcowas envoy leaves Mali without deal on election date
Mali’s transitional government on Sunday said it had not yet reached an agreement with West Africa’s regional bloc on when...
Read moreDetailsHeavy rain raises hopes for Ivory Coast cocoa mid-crop
Heavy rain last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions revived hopes of a strong April-to-September mid-crop after an...
Read moreDetailsAU says integration of African continent well above average
The integration of the African continent is well above average with regional economic communities demonstrating progressive efforts toward integration, a...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS says its ready to support transition implementation in Burkina Faso
The President of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has...
Read moreDetailsBenin launches modernisation of local salt processing
The Beninese government Saturday launched the Promotion of Local Salt (PROSEL) project with the support of the UNDP, the India-Brazil-South...
Read moreDetailsAs fuel scarcity impacts prices in Nigeria, inflation rate rises to 15.70%
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose in February after recording a fall in January as Africa's most populous nation faces fuel shortages...
Read moreDetailsIvorian Foreign minister discusses trade and conflict resolution with Turkey
Ivorian Foreign Minister Kandia Camara was in Ankara on Tuesday. On the 8th day of her working stay in Turkey,...
Read moreDetailsWTO says negotiators made major steps on Covid vaccine patent waiver plan
The director general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says negotiators have made a major step towards a deal...
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