West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Ghana opposition warn president on Niger troop plans
Ghanaian opposition lawmakers have raised alarms regarding the proposed Ecowas initiative to potentially employ military intervention in Niger, aimed at...
Read moreDetailsNigeria central bank to make moves impacting FX markets in days
Nigeria's central bank plans to take measures that will impact currency markets in a few days time, its acting governor...
Read moreDetailsNiger junta says it will prosecute ousted president Mohamed Bazoum for treason
The military junta that seized power in Niger in a coup last month has said it will prosecute ousted President...
Read moreDetailsOusmane Sonko, Senegal’s embattled opposition leader, has been hospitalized.
Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, on hunger strike, since shortly after his arrest last month, was admitted to a...
Read moreDetailsMali adopts new mining code to boost sector’s contribution to GDP
Mali has adopted a new mining code that aims to increase the sector's contribution to GDP to between 15 and...
Read moreDetailsNiger junta rebuffs latest diplomatic mission as high-stakes summit looms
Niger's junta on Tuesday rejected the latest diplomatic mission from West African countries aimed at restoring constitutional order after a...
Read moreDetailsNiger students rally in support of coup leader
Around a hundred students have demonstrated in the Nigerien capital Niamey to support the military who took control of the...
Read moreDetailsFrance backs ECOWAS efforts to make Niger coup fail; Algeria opposes military intervention
France will support efforts by the West African regional grouping ECOWAS to make the military coup in Niger fail, the...
Read moreDetailsWhat led to the Niger coup? An expert lists three driving factors
At an emergency meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 July, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release...
Read moreDetailsFrance suspends military cooperation with Niger until further notice
A spokesman for the French military on Wednesday said that any cooperation with Niger in the fields of development and...
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