West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Boeing says Air Senegal will purchase nine 737-MAX planes
Boeing said on Monday that Air Senegal will purchase nine Boeing 737-MAX aircraft under a deal signed at the Dubai Airshow....
Read moreDetailsNigeria dumps mother-tongue education – just as Ghana embraces it
Africa’s latest education divide isn’t about budgets, access or even digital transformation, intrestingly, it’s about language, and two West African...
Read moreDetailsTimbuktu’s ancient manuscripts return after years away
In a room at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, staff photograph and scan fragile manuscripts, page by page. These...
Read moreDetailsPolitical war erupts in Senegal between President Faye and PM Sonko
A fierce public power struggle has erupted between Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, shaking...
Read moreDetailsTerrorist takeover of Mali is far-fetched, foreign minister says
Mali's foreign minister has dismissed as implausible the notion that terrorists could soon take the capital, in the first extensive...
Read moreDetailsWhat do the recent 2025 elections in Cameroon and Ivory Coast reveal about their state of democracy?
Democracy indices compiled by respected organizations have suggested that around the world, there’s an increase in authoritarianism or democratic backsliding....
Read moreDetailsNigeria, US and UK probe $235m cocaine seizure at Lagos port
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics enforcement agency said on Tuesday it is working with its U.S. and British counterparts to “unravel the cartel...
Read moreDetailsMali TikTok influencer killed after posts supporting military
Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation's military,...
Read moreDetailsBritain and South Africa hand back Ghanaian royal artefacts
More than 130 gold and bronze artefact taken between the 1870s and early 20th century were returned to Ghana on...
Read moreDetailsSenegal has sovereign right to decide how to tackle debt, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it has discussed various options with Senegal to address the country's "significant debt...
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