West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Senegalese religious leader calls on opposition leader Sonko to end hunger strike
An influential Senegalese religious leader has called on opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, who has been detained since the end of...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union suspends Niger over coup, prepares sanctions; France denies report it asked Algeria to use airspace for a Niger operation
The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following the military coup there and told its members...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS envoy to Niger says meeting with junta was ‘fruitful’
Nigeria's former military president, Abdulsalami Abubakar, who led a mission from West African regional bloc ECOWAS to Niger to negotiate...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s president swears-in ministers, slow growth and insecurity among concerns
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu swore in ministers to his cabinet on Monday, nearly three months after his inauguration. The President...
Read moreDetailsFormer French President says Niger coup is doomed to “failure”; Germany backs EU sanctions against junta
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday predicted the "certain" failure of the perpetrators of the coup in Niger, believing...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s NNPC obtains a $3 billion loan to stabilize the foreign exchange market
The biggest economy in Africa, Nigeria has been trying to increase its reserves and stop the decline of its currency,...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS says ‘we are going into Niger’ if all else fails
The West African bloc ECOWAS stands ready to intervene militarily in Niger should diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there...
Read moreDetailsIslamic Finance in Nigeria: Between Islamization and Shariah Non-Compliance Polemics
Islamic finance's entrance into Nigerian financial sectors is in its third decade. The introduction of Islamic finance in Nigeria dates...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s main opposition coalition loses one of its founding parties
Less than 6 months before the presidential election, Senegal's main opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi is on the rocks. The...
Read moreDetailsMalian army recovers a UN base coveted by the former Tuareg rebellion
The United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) announced on Sunday that it had "anticipated" , for security reasons, its withdrawal...
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