West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Mali faces isolation as neighbours cancel flights to the country
Airlines from neighbouring countries and former colonial ruler France cancelled flights to Mali on Monday, helping isolate a military junta...
Read moreDetailsAPC Chieftain and former governor of lagos state delares ambition for Nigeria’s presidency
Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state and a leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party, delcared on...
Read moreDetailsEcowas leaders sever links with Mali over election delay
West African leaders have imposed sanctions on Mali after the country’s military government announced a long delay to elections originally...
Read moreDetailsGabon and Ghana join UN Security Council
The U.N. Security Council got five new members Tuesday, as Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates formally...
Read moreDetailsNigeria declares bandits as terrorists
The Nigerian Government has finally designated bandits as terrorists after a court gave the order. A government gazette announcing the...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s auditor general report flags missing police firearms
Nigeria’s police could not account for thousands of firearms, including 88,078 AK-47 rifles, an audit report published by the auditor...
Read moreDetailsPro-junta protest against foreign “interference” in Mali capital
Thousands of Malians have taken to the streets of the capital, Bamako, to protest against what they see as foreign...
Read moreDetailsRwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants
By David Richard Walwyn* The lack of vaccine production capacity in African countries has been the subject of much concern and...
Read moreDetailsLooted Benin Bronze set for handover to Nigeria
Cambridge University will on Wednesday become the first British institution to return a Benin Bronze to the Nigerian authorities. Jesus...
Read moreDetails“Fall of Kabul”: Lessons for the African Sahel
The reaction of the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari after the Taliban victory in Afghan summed up the feelings of Africa...
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