West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Mali says it has defaulted on bonds, blames sanctions
Mali has defaulted on bonds worth 2.7 billion CFA francs ($4.67 million), its finance ministry said on Wednesday, blaming sanctions...
Read moreDetailsEU to blacklist five members of Mali’s junta, diplomats say
The European Union has agreed to impose travel bans and asset freezes on five members of Mali's junta after the...
Read moreDetailsAfter ambassador expulsion, France reviews its military presence in Mali
France is reviewing its military presence in Mali following the expulsion of the French ambassador by the junta which seized...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso junta dismisses army and intelligence chiefs
A day after the African Union joined regional bloc Ecowas in suspending Burkina Faso as member over last week's coup,...
Read moreDetailsIs Ecowas a toothless sabre-rattler against coups?
Recent upheavals turning West Africa's political landscape on its head pose a direct challenge on the credibility of Ecowas, a...
Read moreDetailsIs venture the answer to the revival of African airline sector?
Major African firms have invested in Africa in order to revive the aviation sector. This is the case of Ethiopian...
Read moreDetailsFrench defence minister says France won’t stay in Mali if price is too high, Mali explains reason behind tensions
European states combating terrorists in Mali will try to find a way to keep their mission going, but there are...
Read moreDetailsEcowas and UN to assess Burkina Faso’s situation after coup
A team from the West African regional bloc Ecowas will be in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, on Monday to assess...
Read moreDetailsWho is Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Burkina Faso coup leader?
Burkina Faso's new strongman, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has had first-hand experience of the brutal militant insurgency that he cites...
Read moreDetailsDenmark replies Mali, says its troops are in the West African country on basis of “clear invitation”
Denmark said on Tuesday its troops deployed to Mali as part of a French-led counter-terrorism task force were there on...
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