West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Thousands of Mali’s ancient transcripts go digital
Google has partnered with Mali’s traditional leaders to digitise tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts from the city of Timbuktu....
Read moreDetailsMauritania accuses Mali’s army of “crimes”
The Mauritanian Foreign ministry accused the Malian army of crimes against its nationals, on Tuesday. The ministry summoned the Malian...
Read moreDetailsGuinea: Prosecutor seizes assets of businessmen linked to Hezbollah
A prosecutor in Guinea has ordered the seizure of the assets of two Guinean businessmen of Lebanese descent who have...
Read moreDetailsGhana signs visa waiver agreements with Qatar, Jamaica, 6 other countries
The Ghanaian government has signed visa waiver agreements with eight countries as part of its policy of improving service delivery...
Read moreDetailsAfrican software developers in high demand due to global economic crisis
The demand for African computer software developers skyrocketed in 2021 due to the global economic crisis, and of course, Covid...
Read moreDetailsMali says army did not carry out recent massacre in central region
The Malian government on Saturday denied allegations the army carried out mass summary executions of civilians in the centre of...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso’s interim president appoints new government
Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defence minister as served under...
Read moreDetailsAfrican students in Ukraine say they faced guns, hostile guards, Hungary to absorb Ghanaian students
Nigerian medical student Oduola Adebowale said he and some friends were trying to get on a train to flee Ukraine...
Read moreDetailsHow African states voted on UN debate on Ukraine
Some 17 African countries abstained from the vote at the UN General Assembly to deplore the Russian invasion of Ukraine....
Read moreDetailsGuinea’s opposition threatens to hold anti-military protests
Guinea's opposition has threatened to hold demonstrations against the country's transitional authorities over poor management. The development comes days after...
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