West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
As fuel scarcity impacts prices in Nigeria, inflation rate rises to 15.70%
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose in February after recording a fall in January as Africa's most populous nation faces fuel shortages...
Read moreDetailsIvorian Foreign minister discusses trade and conflict resolution with Turkey
Ivorian Foreign Minister Kandia Camara was in Ankara on Tuesday. On the 8th day of her working stay in Turkey,...
Read moreDetailsWTO says negotiators made major steps on Covid vaccine patent waiver plan
The director general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says negotiators have made a major step towards a deal...
Read moreDetailsFrance’s RFI radio, France 24 television to be suspended in Mali
The ruling military junta in Mali has launched a procedure to suspend broadcasts by French state-funded international RFI radio and...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso born architect Diébédo Kéré wins the Pritzker Prize
Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere was awarded with the Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award. The announcement was made on...
Read moreDetailsEcowas: Ghana’s president says foreign interests behind rise in coups
The president of Ghana, who is also chair of the West Africa regional bloc Ecowas, has said there is an...
Read moreDetailsSenegal begins new offensive in against separatist Casamance
Senegal announced on Sunday night that it had launched an operation against rebels in Casamance, the scene of an old conflict...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau: PM Nabiam hopes “to win” next legislative elections
On Friday, the Prime minister visited a series of works carried out in the port of Alto do Bandim. They...
Read moreDetailsMalian delegation in Mauritania amid tensions over border disappearances
A high-level Malian delegation arrived in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on Friday, a diplomatic source said, amid tensions over the...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s President Macky Sall holds negotiation talks with Putin
The Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the current chairman of the African Union (AU), Wednesday had a phone...
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