West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Forensic audit of NNPCL ongoing – Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says that a forensic audit of the...
Read moreDetailsRohingya Genocide: Why The Gambia Demands Justice at the International Court
Gambia, a predominantly Muslim West African country, filed the case at the ICJ—also known as the World Court—in 2019, accusing...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s president signs amended Electoral Act into law despite push back
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law an amended Electoral Act that critics warn may weaken safeguards ahead...
Read moreDetailsIMF approves $91 million in funding for Niger following programme review
The International Monetary Fund has approved about $91 million in funding for Niger which includes support for climate resilience and...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s Tinubu, Germany’s Merz talk security, power deal in phone call
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed deepening cooperation on security, power and infrastructure in a phone...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau stops vaccine study funded by Trump administration
Guinea-Bissau's foreign minister has said his government has stopped a study funded by the Trump administration aiming to evaluate side...
Read moreDetailsSenegal prosecutor rejects accusations police tortured and killed student
A Senegalese public prosecutor claimed on Tuesday that a student, who protesters have said was killed by the police, in...
Read moreDetailsGabon suspends social media, citing threats to security and stability
Gabon has suspended some social media platforms, citing concerns that posts could undermine social cohesion and threaten the stability of...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast considers following Ghana with cocoa farm gate price cut, sources say
Ivory Coast is considering cutting the guaranteed farm gate price paid to its cocoa farmers to align with Ghana, two government...
Read moreDetailsNiger and Algeria announce start of ‘new dynamic’ after pipeline talks in Algiers
The head of Niger’s military junta has declared the start of a “new dynamic” with Algeria. General Abdourahamane Tiani met...
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