West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
France’s RFI radio, France 24 television to be suspended in Mali
The ruling military junta in Mali has launched a procedure to suspend broadcasts by French state-funded international RFI radio and...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso born architect Diébédo Kéré wins the Pritzker Prize
Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere was awarded with the Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award. The announcement was made on...
Read moreDetailsEcowas: Ghana’s president says foreign interests behind rise in coups
The president of Ghana, who is also chair of the West Africa regional bloc Ecowas, has said there is an...
Read moreDetailsSenegal begins new offensive in against separatist Casamance
Senegal announced on Sunday night that it had launched an operation against rebels in Casamance, the scene of an old conflict...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau: PM Nabiam hopes “to win” next legislative elections
On Friday, the Prime minister visited a series of works carried out in the port of Alto do Bandim. They...
Read moreDetailsMalian delegation in Mauritania amid tensions over border disappearances
A high-level Malian delegation arrived in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on Friday, a diplomatic source said, amid tensions over the...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s President Macky Sall holds negotiation talks with Putin
The Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the current chairman of the African Union (AU), Wednesday had a phone...
Read moreDetailsThousands of Mali’s ancient transcripts go digital
Google has partnered with Mali’s traditional leaders to digitise tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts from the city of Timbuktu....
Read moreDetailsMauritania accuses Mali’s army of “crimes”
The Mauritanian Foreign ministry accused the Malian army of crimes against its nationals, on Tuesday. The ministry summoned the Malian...
Read moreDetailsGuinea: Prosecutor seizes assets of businessmen linked to Hezbollah
A prosecutor in Guinea has ordered the seizure of the assets of two Guinean businessmen of Lebanese descent who have...
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