West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Senegalese opponent vows hunger strike as lawyers lambast arrest
Firebrand Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko said Sunday he had started a hunger strike from custody after being arrested this...
Read moreDetailsNiger coup: ECOWAS threatens force on junta, French embassy attacked
West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger's coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed...
Read moreDetailsUSA sanctions 3 Malian colonels for their aid to the Wagner group
The United States announced Monday economic sanctions targeting three Malian soldiers, including the current Minister of Defense, for having "facilitated...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s President approves new infrastructure fund to boost competitiveness
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Friday announced the creation of a new infrastructure fund, part of a series of measures...
Read moreDetailsPresidential commission of inquiry says four Indian medicines responsible for 70 child deaths in Gambia
Four types of medicine, made in India, caused the deaths of at least 70 children in Gambia last year, according...
Read moreDetailsNigerian ex-governor Ibori may have $130 million confiscated from him by a London judge
Britain will seek to confiscate 101.5 million pounds ($130 million) from James Ibori, a former Nigerian state governor who abused his...
Read moreDetailsGhana sanitation minister resigns over alleged stashed cash
Ghana's sanitation minister resigned on Saturday over reports staff found and stole stashes of local and foreign money from her...
Read moreDetailsNigeria petrol prices soar to record high after subsidy removal
Petrol prices in Nigeria reached 617 naira ($0.7802) per litre on Tuesday, the highest ever, as fuel prices rose in...
Read moreDetailsSuspended Nigeria’s central bank governor charged after weeks in detention
The suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was charged after a month in detention under a court directive...
Read moreDetailsBola Tinubu’s economic decisions since assumption of the presidency of Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was inaugurated on May 29, 2023, with the ceremony taking place amid tight security at the...
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