West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a controversial figure in Malian history?
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a controversial figure in Malian history, was born January 29, 1945, in the southern Malian city of...
Read moreDetailsNigerian academics weigh in on the faults and frustrations of managing COVID-19
By Doyin Odubanjo*, Christian Happi*, Folasade Ogunsola*, & Oyewale Tomori* The Conversation Africa recently held its first policy dialogue session where seasoned academics in...
Read moreDetailsA long view sheds fresh light on the history of the Yoruba people in West Africa
By Akinwumi Ogundiran* The Yoruba are among the most storied groups in Africa. Their ancestral homeland cuts across present-day southwest Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo...
Read moreDetailsTwitter ban will harm Nigeria as a technology investment destination
In recent years Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city, has become Africa’s most attractive tech hub for investors. But that could be...
Read moreDetailsArchaeology in West Africa could rewrite the textbooks on human evolution
By Eleanor Scerri* Our species, Homo sapiens, rose in Africa some 300,000 years ago. The objects that early humans made and used, known as...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s economy struggles amid COVID-19 pandemic
Senegal's recent protests have shone a light on simmering frustrations over sluggish economic activity and unemployment in the West African...
Read moreDetailsWhy children are prime targets of armed groups in northern Nigeria
By Hakeem Onapajo* Due to growing insecurity, Nigeria is gradually becoming one of the most dangerous places to live. The 2020...
Read moreDetailsNigerian government wants to regulate social media
On the 27th of October 2020, the Nigerian government through the minister of information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, announced her plans...
Read moreDetailsAfrican countries and the issues of food insecurity
A new United Nations report warned indicates that four countries contain spots on problems of food insecurity and could potentially...
Read moreDetailsGhana’s politics has strong ties with performing arts.
Towards the end of the Kwame Nkrumah era in 1966, a number of highlife artists wrote songs critical of him...
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